Maeve Fly

How do the themes of The Power of Personal Connection and The Distinction Between the Private Self and the Public Persona interact in the text? What is the relationship between these two themes? Discuss their interplay by analyzing characterization, conflict, and at least one other literary element.

What is one theme of the text related to trauma? Which characters face trauma and how do they handle it? How does it impact their development as characters? Identify the theme and trace its development throughout the text by connecting it to at least two other literary elements.

How is juxtaposition used in the text? Identify three moments with juxtaposing ideas, feelings, or actions, then discuss the way that these moments influence the mood, tone, characters, and/or conflicts in the text.

What does Maeve’s ice princess persona symbolize about her character? Discuss the ways that they are similar and different. How does the ice princess’s story further your understanding of Maeve’s characterization?

What is the connection between sex and violence in the text? What theme is conveyed by the scenes that contain both? How do both sex and violence influence Maeve’s character?

Identify one protagonist and one antagonist in the novel. What is the central conflict between these two characters? How does the protagonist change in the novel, and in what way(s) does the antagonist facilitate that change?

Identify one internal and one external conflict in the novel. Trace their development throughout the text. How do their resolutions—or lack thereof—convey a theme in the text?

Aside from music, what other art forms are discussed in the novel? Explain their importance to the characters, setting, mood, and/or themes in the novel.