Burn Themes

Identity crises: they happen all the time in Burn. These haunted characters often second-guess themselves and ponder their place in the world. Pressia can't seem to figure out if she wants her doll...

You really can't ignore the theme of love in Burn, especially because we have two weddings (even though one is pretty much forced). Love comes in different shapes and sizes throughout the Pure tril...

The Dome is built on a foundation of lies (and probably concrete). After all, it was created by Ellery Willux, who lied big-time about the Detonations.This one lie pretty much overtakes the lives o...

Revenge is almost as ubiquitous in Burn as ash in the air. It's everywhere you turn, and it's a force that fuels almost all of the characters. Most of the wretches want revenge on the Dome, and the...

You might notice that almost every other paragraph in Burn relates to someone feeling guilty or playing the blame game. The Pures all feel guilty about leaving the wretches to die. Both Pressia and...

Everyone suffers in the Burn trilogy. Everyone. At this point in the trilogy, even the Pures are suffering—suffer so much from their own guilt and cowardice that they commit suicide to free thems...

"There will always be a divide. There will always be us and them. And if this divide disappears, there will be another us and them" (56.45)That quote comes courtesy of El Capitan, and it pretty muc...

In Burn, the truth isn't just as simple as "the opposite of lies." The truth refers to the whole truth, the greater truth, and the truth that lends meaning to everything. Yeah. It's a big, difficul...