Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen

“I see a world on the edge of a blade. Without balance, it will fall” (Aveyard 151). In the novel Red Queen, Mare Barrow lives in a world divided by blood. There is a dangerous rift between the red-blooded peasants and the silver-blooded elite, who rule the world with their unfathomable powers. Mare has grown up a worthless red, no more than a common thief. Even though red blood pumps through her veins, Mare soon finds herself with powers greater than any silver’s. Now, she is forced to repair the broken world-at-war she lives in. In the book, it is easy to visualize Mare’s new surroundings, predict the consequences of her choices, and evaluate certain significant events.

Queen, by Audrey Flack is a very captivating piece of artwork. It was painted in 1976, originally Audrey Flack took a picture and then used it as the basis for this painting. Queen is a painting of box that is full of special mementos. It has features such as a quarter of an open orange, a rose, a pocket watch, a queen playing card, a locket of an older and a younger woman, lip balm, perfume, a chess piece, blush, and a chain necklace with the letter “F” on it. The painting almost looks like a vanity drawer or a keepsake drawer. However, realizing the fruits and flower in the painting I understood it to be a collection of the artist's memories as opposed to a drawer. Audrey Flack was demonstrating the many things that were significant to her while aging. Queen signifies the fight against time. It shows that no matter what possessions you retain it will not keep you young. No one can win the battle against time.

Have you ever sat down and read a book packed with action and noticed that you read the book two times faster than if it was full of boring details? It is important to know that Mare is a red and she becomes a servant for the king, then she discovers she has abilities like the silvers in a terrible accident. In the book, Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard, There is a difference of bloods. Mare is powerful, frightening, and inexplicable.

At approximately 1:14 AM, dispatchers received a call from the residence of the Volupides on December 8, 2016. Queenie Volupide announced that she and acquaintances went out to a country club after her and her husband had a small quarrel. When she returned to her abode, she witnessed her husband, Arthur Volupide, fall down the stairs after she said he was coming down for another drink. The autopsy confirms that Mr. Volupide had been drunk. Officers arrived to the scene at 1:29 AM. After appearing to the home, it was taken in account that Mrs. Volupide herself was intoxicated. Mrs. Volupide’s statement informed us that she was only with her husband for 10 minutes, after inviting her friends over for another drink. She was the only witness.

In the story their are essentially two bloodlines: Silver and Red. and they are quite literally those colors. It reminds me of the Greek gods from the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. In his story, the gods bled gold ichor “the blood of the gods.” Mare, the leading character, sees the silvers as gods, “In school, we learned about the world before ours, about the angels and gods that lived in the sky, ruling the earth with kind and loving hands. Some say those are just stories, but I don't believe that. The gods rule us still. They have come down from the stars. And they are no longer kind.” (Aveyard, pg.11)

To the left and right of the shields you will see both Lady Liberty and Justice who are embellished in red cloaks. The color red is an emotionally intense color; red being associated with strength, passion, love, and war. Lady Liberty’s foot is dominantly placed over the crown of Britain; this is a sign of independence from Great Britain.

“Things come apart so easily when they have been held by lies”, quoted by Dorothy Allison. Everyone probably remembers their parents expressing their disapproval towards lying. Yet, everyone has disobeyed them by lying and have learnt the upsetting consequences. However, do people lie to themselves? Sadly, yes, but not many people are aware of it. This commonly practiced action is known as self-deception. To advocate others about the dangers of self-deception, Victoria Aveyard has written “The Red Queen” which mainly revolves around this theme. She introduces the novel with a glimpse of prejudice. The world is divided into two distinct groups based on blood. Red blood means ordinary and silver blood means one possesses powers,

The author behind "Victoria's Ugly Stain" uses three techniques to persuade the reader. Three out of the few techniques the author used are tone, choice of words, and selected facts to show readers that the problems of Victoria and its sewage are not a joke. While reading, it is easy to notice that the tone of the article is a serious tone, as the subject is about sewage - an important thing to manage in communities or else toilets would be backed up and drinking water would be undrinkable, and as stated, people "fail to consider the serious environmental and human health costs of not treating Victoria's sewage." The author persuades with powerful word choices, describing how bad the sewage management is in Victoria and the effects it takes

"Riding The Red"at first glance is a simple narrative with a grandmother telling a story about a wolf, but with further analyzation the two themes of first love and innocent become very clear. The author’s repetition of certain words like blood and dance directs your attention to a deeper meaning hinting and connections to the "Little Red Riding Hood" which reflects back to the underlining message of what happens when a girl grows up.

Surroundings are a big part of what shapes someone's traits. In the novel the protagonist Mare is faced with difficult life changing obstacles. In Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard uses the cultural and physical surroundings to shape the psychological traits in Mare as she tries to survive the twisted society of the Reds and Silvers.

In the story, “The Red Convertible,” Louise Erdrich describes the bonding between two brothers, Lyman and Henry. The brothers share the car together and travel beyond the reservation where they grew up at young age when most of us still trying to figure out our role in society. The narrator, Lyman, portrays his bother as fun-loving, carefree individual who can socially mingle with anyone, but his personality dramatically changes after he comes back from the Vietnam War. Lyman tries to aid his brother to come to the previous state of mind by intentionally destroying his red convertible by beating it with hammer. However, Henry understands his brother’s effort, and work hard on healing himself by fixing the car. Unfortunately, Henry feels failure at his attempt, yet he reconnects with his brother for a short period of time; he ends his life by filling his boots with water and sinking to the bottom of the river. Lyman lets the car into the water as well with understanding that his brother’s wounds were too deep to bring him back to old self. Erdrich, in this story, explores the issue of post-traumatic stress disorder which has life-threatening consequences on one’s life as well as their family.

Red Queen attempts to breathe new life into dystopian YA, blending social injustice with supernatural powers. However, at this point, nearly all the plot elements the book contains have already been done and it seems impossible not to compare the story with all those that have come before. Some stories can make a prince in disguise or secret revolutionaries seem fresh and exciting, but though this book kept me reasonably engaged, it never blew me away. It is a solid YA dystopia, and one sure to please fans of the genre, but I have to admit I do not understand all the hype it has received.

The White Queen prances around in her graceful white gown, portraying her as sensitive, pure and an innocent soul. However, her lip colour, eyebrows and nail polish is in contrast to her skin tone; but then again, isn’t everything a little twisted in the nonsensical and intriguing world of Wonderland! The White Queen’s kind-hearted and good-natured charm is evident as the Red Queen jealously remarks, “You think you can blink with those pretty little eyes and I’ll melt just like mummy and daddy

The color red, throughout the novel, represents so much more than what meets the eye, signifying numerous concepts and emotions. Both positive and negative, it is through the discussion of this color that readers can get a better understanding of the human nature of the

Flat characters are minor characters in a work of fiction who do not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story. A minor character in a story is not the leader of the story, they are a supporting character to the protagonist and they give a contrast to the protagonist in a story. In the story "A & P" by John Updike, the story begins by illustrating Sammy as a young cashier who is cynical and loathsome of his current situation. He is infatuated by a pretty young girl, the minor character, who is referred to as "Queenie." Queenie is very important in this story because of the conflicts she causes. Queenie enters the story when she walks into the local A & P grocery store with her friends wearing nothing but bathing suits.