86 pages 2 hours read

Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015

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Essay Topics

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Six of Crows is told from the points of view of five out of six different characters who join together to complete a mission. How do the characters’ voices differ, and how are they similar? How does the polyphony of voices affect the reader’s experience? Why do you think the author chooses not to narrate a chapter from Wylan’s point of view?

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Two principal characters in Six of Crows, Kaz and Inej, also go by the respective nicknames Dirtyhands and the Wraith. How do these characters’ nicknamed personas differ from their true selves? How do their dual identities transform over time and reflect larger themes in the novel?

3.

The Dregs’ motto is “No mourners, no funerals.” How do you think this phrase came about, and what does it say about the Dregs’ world? How does the meaning behind the motto change throughout the novel?

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