Nettle & Bone

Kingfisher uses the hero’s journey narrative template to enforce Marra’s role as a hero. How does Marra conform to and differ from a stereotypical hero?

Using the text as a guide, how does Kingfisher critique the societal treatment of women? Does Marra’s journey offer solutions to any concrete issues, or new ways of understanding gender?

What purpose does the nonlinear timeline serve, and why did Kingfisher choose to present the story in this manner? How would the story differ with a linear timeline?