Red Queen Character Analysis
The novel Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is excellent for analyzing moral lessons. It is about a kingdom that is divided by people with different blood. There are silver bloods, those with godlike powers, and there are reds, powerless normal civilians. When the main character, Mare Barrow, a red, is summoned to work in the royal palace by chance, she accidently discovers that she has powers. She can control lightening. The only confusion is that her blood is red not silver. To hide this abnormality from the people, King Tiberius, ruler of Norta, decides to keep secrets about Mare and her true past. He gives her a new name, a new back story, and a new life. However, in the end, it may have not been worth the struggle. This novel is a didactic
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The character arc that helps explain this the most is Prince Maven. He is the “forgotten prince”, “the shadow of the flame” (the powers Prince Cal and Prince Maven have is control over fire), but he is the deadliest secret keeper because no one ever expects him to turn out to be evil. (Aveyard, 2016, p. 105-106). In the beginning, Maven is an innocent kid controlled by his mother, and he believes that he is unloved by his father and his brother. He is forced into an arranged marriage with the main character, Mare Barrow; however, even though it is forced both end up developing feeling for one another. About ¾ of the way through the novel, we find out that all along he has been keeping the secret of overthrowing his father and going into power. Maven plans to have his brother kill their father, thus creating a dead king and traitor prince. When this secret is revealed, and the plan sadly works, it brings Maven into power. The consequence is Maven not only losses his father, but also his brother Cal and Mare. Maven even gives Mare the chance to come with him and rule the kingdom, but she denies him, and his heart is crushed (Aveyard, 2016). He destroys everything that ever meant anything to him. It is morally wrong to hurt people and yourself for your own
The character arc that helps explain this the most is Prince Maven. He is the “forgotten prince”, “the shadow of the flame” (the powers Prince Cal and Prince Maven have is control over fire), but he is the deadliest secret keeper because no one ever expects him to turn out to be evil. (Aveyard, 2016, p. 105-106). In the beginning, Maven is an innocent kid controlled by his mother, and he believes that he is unloved by his father and his brother. He is forced into an arranged marriage with the main character, Mare Barrow; however, even though it is forced both end up developing feeling for one another. About ¾ of the way through the novel, we find out that all along he has been keeping the secret of overthrowing his father and going into power. Maven plans to have his brother kill their father, thus creating a dead king and traitor prince. When this secret is revealed, and the plan sadly works, it brings Maven into power. The consequence is Maven not only losses his father, but also his brother Cal and Mare. Maven even gives Mare the chance to come with him and rule the kingdom, but she denies him, and his heart is crushed (Aveyard, 2016). He destroys everything that ever meant anything to him. It is morally wrong to hurt people and yourself for your own