Restore Me

Does the novel suggest that any one character is wholly correct in their perspective on how they should move forward in their battle against The Reestablishment? Consider Juliette, Warner, Castle, and Nazeera in your answer.

In the first trilogy in the Shatter Me series, Juliette is involved in a love triangle with Warner and Adam. In Restore Me, Adam and Juliette don’t interact at all. How does this change the novel’s relationship to romance as a genre? Is the romance still presented as important in this installment?

Does the novel present certain kinds of relationships as more valuable than others? Consider friendships, romances, and mentorship relationships in the text when framing your answer.

How does the novel present education as an element of class? Does it suggest that one can only be raised to leadership if one has rich parents devoted to one’s education? Argue why or why not and how this question affects the novel’s presentation of The Reestablishment’s political goals.

What does the novel suggest constitutes a real ally? Which characters do or do not fit into this mold? Use details from the text to strengthen your analysis.

How does the novel differentiate—or not—between peacetime and wartime? Consider both the political machinations that Juliette faces in this novel and the pre-Reestablishment world that Kenji describes.

In an excerpt from her journal, Juliette writes, “Your actions / are / the / only / traces / you leave / behind” (312). Does the novel support this view? If so, what do Juliette’s actions say about her? If not, what else does the text suggest is a meaningful record of what “you leave behind?”

Think about one of the cultural artifacts mentioned in the novel—Bob Dylan's music, War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, languages, towns and cities—and argue how this artifact orients the world-building of the novel. In what ways is The Reestablishment hypocritical about how they treat cultural history? What does this hypocrisy say about corruption within the regime?