62 pages 2 hours read

Sarah J. Maas

Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2023

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.

Symbols & Motifs

Yrene’s Note

Content Warning: This section includes discussions of trauma and violence.

The note the mysterious stranger in Innish gifted to Yrene, along with the gold to fund her journey to the Southern Continent, symbolizes Yrene’s dedication to healing and the vows she’s made to Silba. It is this dedication that drives Yrene’s motivations and actions throughout the novel, even when her personal feelings or grudges threaten to sway her in an unfavorable direction.

When Hafiza brings up the matter of healing Chaol, Yrene first refuses, responding: “Do you know what the king’s men did these years? What his armies, his soldiers, his guards did? And you ask me to heal a man who commanded them?” (48). Hafiza only replies to this question with: “It is a reality of who you are—who we are. A choice all healers must make” (48). In this scene, Yrene clutches the note in her pocket and remembers the kindness the stranger paid her in Innish years ago and the words she’d spoken to Yrene, urging her to “do something with [her] useless, wasted life” (50). It is these spoken words and the statement in the handwritten note she left behind claiming the world needs more healers that urges Yrene forward in perfecting her practice.

Related Titles

By Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

A Court of Frost and Starlight

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlight

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

A Court of Mist and Fury

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

Crown of Midnight

Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

Empire of Storms

Sarah J. Maas

Empire of Storms

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

Heir of Fire

Sarah J. Maas

Heir of Fire

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

House of Earth and Blood

Sarah J. Maas

House of Earth and Blood

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

House of Flame and Shadow

Sarah J. Maas

House of Flame and Shadow

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

House of Sky and Breath

Sarah J. Maas

House of Sky and Breath

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

Kingdom of Ash

Sarah J. Maas

Kingdom of Ash

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

Queen of Shadows

Sarah J. Maas

Queen of Shadows

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

Study Guide

logo

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas