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How does Stark use descriptions of food, clothing, and other material luxuries to contrast the lives of the court with the suffering of the prisoners and common people? How do such details enhance the novel’s thematic focus on The Struggle against Oppression?
What advantages does Stark gain by alternating between Prisca’s and Lorian’s perspectives? How would the narrative change if it were told only from Prisca’s point of view?
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