A Court of Wings and Ruin

How does Maas characterize the long-term effects of traumatic experiences, and what does she suggest is essential to an individual’s recovery? Support your answer by examining at least three characters.

Maas uses Feyre’s ability to enter other peoples’ minds to reveal events that Feyre is not physically present for or the inner thoughts of characters that Feyre could not otherwise know. What themes, plotlines, or character dynamics might be altered if Feyre’s perspective were not augmented by this conceit?

Feyre works hard to prevent mass violence and destruction, yet she and her friends often resort to physical confrontation when upset or insulted. How does Maas portray the morality of physical violence? What differences are there between when it is justified and when it is reprehensible in the novel?