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We Hunt the Flame
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Essay Topics
How are Zafira and Nasir characterized in the first two chapters of We Hunt the Flame? What are their initial similarities and differences?
How does Zafira’s cloak illustrate her relationship with her gender identity? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Zafira states that “Sometimes the most truthful words were merely elaborate lies. And if one was banned from lying, that was all the more reason to learn a new way of stringing words together” (165-66). How does this mentality apply to the characters in We Hunt the Flame? To what effect?
How are high fantasy tropes used or subverted in We Hunt the Flame? To what effect?
How does Hafsah Faizal’s depiction of Arawiya and its history impact the characters’ identities? Focus on one or two characters and use evidence from the text to support your answer.
How does Zafira and Nasir’s relationship evolve throughout the novel? Include three scenes to support your answer.
In what ways is Zafira a compass? How does this role impact her relationships?
How is the Silver Witch characterized? Optionally, how is she portrayed as an ambivalent character? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
How does the novel’s structure reflect or reinforce the theme of Cultural Legacy and Identity?
How does Altair develop over the course of We Hunt the Flame? How does Nasir’s perception of him develop? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
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