Victoria Aveyards’ dystopian book series “Red Queen” is an amazing book that takes the reader through many plot twists and betrayals. The series takes place in an altered world where the people are divided by the color of their blood. The Silver bloods, who each have a specific power, run the country and it’s corrupted government. The Red bloods are a poor, lower class of servants and workers who are sent off to fight a useless war against the neighboring country. The main character, named Mare, a red blooded seventeen year old girl, is presented with the opportunity to work at the palace as a servant, but ends up uncovering a deeper secret. She learns that she has a power, the power to control lightning. When this is discovered, the queen
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A final area that Aveyard uses to portray the theme is in her third book in the Red
Queen series called Kings Cage. In the end of the book, Cal chooses the crown over
Mare even after everything that they have been through together. Aveyard writes “The prince is as he always has been. A good person at his core, but unwilling to act.
Unwilling to truly change himself. The crown is in his heart, and hearts do not change”(Aveyard506). Mare believes she see’s this coming since she has always spoke about how Cal is a ruler and soldier at heart. He was born and raised in the palace to rule the kingdom as the current king's first born son. By showing this, Aveyard shows how Cal is disloyal to Mare and chooses the crown over Mare. This depicts that
Aveyard shows the theme that some people will befriend you just for the advantages because Cal was Mares friend through the story, just in the end to have gotten what he wanted, the crown. When Aveyard states “The crown is in his heart, and hearts do not change”(Aveyard506), she is relating back to the theme by showing that Cal’s …show more content…
Some could say that he was telling the truth and really didn’t mean to hurt Mare when he betrayed her, but they forgot about a scene in Kings
Cage, when Maven tortures Mare and locks her in the dungeon for 3 months. If Maven truly loved Mare, then why did he torture? The is where Aveyard explains that Maven never really loved Mare and was just using her all along. This proves that Maven indeed intended to hurt Mare in his plan to take over the kingdom.
In a final thought, Aveyard portrays the theme that some people will befriend you just to reap the benefits in multiple different ways. Although some may argue different themes,
Aveyard makes it clear that only one theme fits. She uses a repetitive sentence and different scenes, such as when Maven betrays Mare and when Cal chooses the Crown over Mare to provoke thoughts to the reader and to draw attention to the theme. The
Red Queen series is definitely a series worth reading. With easy to love, relatable characters, an enticing plot, and a betrayal that changes the course of millions of lives,
Aveyard truly delights her readers. She creates a series that sticks with the reader. By using different strategies, Aveyard makes an enticing story with many plot twist a
worthwhile
A final area that Aveyard uses to portray the theme is in her third book in the Red
Queen series called Kings Cage. In the end of the book, Cal chooses the crown over
Mare even after everything that they have been through together. Aveyard writes “The prince is as he always has been. A good person at his core, but unwilling to act.
Unwilling to truly change himself. The crown is in his heart, and hearts do not change”(Aveyard506). Mare believes she see’s this coming since she has always spoke about how Cal is a ruler and soldier at heart. He was born and raised in the palace to rule the kingdom as the current king's first born son. By showing this, Aveyard shows how Cal is disloyal to Mare and chooses the crown over Mare. This depicts that
Aveyard shows the theme that some people will befriend you just for the advantages because Cal was Mares friend through the story, just in the end to have gotten what he wanted, the crown. When Aveyard states “The crown is in his heart, and hearts do not change”(Aveyard506), she is relating back to the theme by showing that Cal’s …show more content…
Some could say that he was telling the truth and really didn’t mean to hurt Mare when he betrayed her, but they forgot about a scene in Kings
Cage, when Maven tortures Mare and locks her in the dungeon for 3 months. If Maven truly loved Mare, then why did he torture? The is where Aveyard explains that Maven never really loved Mare and was just using her all along. This proves that Maven indeed intended to hurt Mare in his plan to take over the kingdom.
In a final thought, Aveyard portrays the theme that some people will befriend you just to reap the benefits in multiple different ways. Although some may argue different themes,
Aveyard makes it clear that only one theme fits. She uses a repetitive sentence and different scenes, such as when Maven betrays Mare and when Cal chooses the Crown over Mare to provoke thoughts to the reader and to draw attention to the theme. The
Red Queen series is definitely a series worth reading. With easy to love, relatable characters, an enticing plot, and a betrayal that changes the course of millions of lives,
Aveyard truly delights her readers. She creates a series that sticks with the reader. By using different strategies, Aveyard makes an enticing story with many plot twist a
worthwhile