how does the character Serafina change in the novel?

Through Serafina, the novel explores several issues including good vs evil, the need to have an identity that matches society’s expectations, and social status issues. She longs for a mother and what she thinks is a typical family. However, when she finds her real family, they do not fit her image of a typical family either. She gets mad at her father for keeping her identity a secret for such a long time. Later, she comes to realize that people do things that they think are right, while others may think they are wrong. The knowledge that her father thought he was doing what was best for her helps her accept him as her father once again.

As she discovers more about herself, she must struggle with whether she is good or evil. She has always thought of herself as being good. In fact, she continues to try to help stop the Man in the Black Cloak because she thinks that it would be evil to do nothing. Yet, she realizes that she is a creature of the night - something people associate with evil. In fact, the Man in the Black Cloak is also a creature of the night. Her journey allows her to make choices that define her in a manner that falls outside of these confines.