48 pages 1 hour read

Samantha Shannon

The Bone Season

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

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Essay Topics

1.

It has been well established that the heroes of The Bone Season conform to many of the traditional tropes of the fantasy genre. Consider instead the novel’s villains. In what ways do they conform to such tropes? How do they deviate from them to embody unique and original characters in their own right? Use at least two-three examples from the text to support your analysis.

2.

Jaxon Hall’s On the Merits of Unnaturalness suggests a need to organize and compartmentalize the unfamiliar. How is this both beneficial and detrimental to the humans within Shannon’s dystopian society? Use examples from the text to illustrate your points.

3.

Paige Mahoney’s way of coping with her enslavement is to show defiance whenever possible, but there are many different ways to rebel, and not all of them are obvious. Analyze several different instances of covert rebellion among the voyant population and explain whether or not they are ultimately effective.

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