![]() ![]() She’s also grieving the deaths of her sister and father, and despite her confident demeanor, she suffers from insecurity in her potential role as queen. She’s living in the shadow of her mother, the Kestrel, and wishing for freedom when it’s an impossibility. Karina’s character is a bit more conventional, being a princess who doesn’t want to be queen. This perspective, especially now, with the Black Lives Matter movement gaining nationwide (and worldwide) recognition, is one I think many readers will be aided by in gaining a deeper understanding of generational trauma. His anger and pain is palpable and shown through his actions and is important to a major decision in the last chapters of the novel. We see how the pain suffered by his ancestors has been, in a way, inherited. ![]() His perspective was also very important because through it we witness his struggles as a refugee and as a minority in a culture that has subjugated people from his region. ![]()
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