Discuss the characters of Bluejay and the Black Prince. What is there relationship at the beginning of the novel? How does it change by the end?

Why does Meggie lose feelings for Farid but gain them for Doria? What about Doria attracts him to her?

Is Fenoglio responsible for the situation all of the characters are now in as many blame him? Discuss his strengths and weaknesses.

Compare and contrast the characters of Fenoglio and Orpheus. What about them is similar? What makes them take drastically different sides in the novel? Which appears to be the stronger writer? Why?

Why does Violante hate her father so much that she seeks to kill him? Does part of her father's own personality owe some responsibility for this? Why was Violante's nickname Her Ugliness? How has that shaped her personality with respect to her father?

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