Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Old-Style GeorgiaFrom the singing cicadas to the muggy, sticky air and the swampy marshlands, we pretty quickly find out that we couldn't be anywhere but Georgia. (Okay, maybe we could be in South...
What's Up With the Title?
Pretty obviously, the title of the book—Fallen—refers to fallen angels. Shocking, we know. But not so fast—we're not done yet. Not only does the idea of falling relate to the literal nosedive...
What's Up With the Epigraph?
"But paradise is locked and bolted…We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open"—Heinrich von Kleist, "On the Puppet Theater" What's up with the epi...
What's Up With the Ending?
Since this book has to set the stage for the rest of the series, it's no surprise that the final chapter is pretty open-ended. More questions are brought forward than are answered, and Luce is left...
Tough-o-Meter
(4) Base CampThis book is written for teens, so there aren't a lot of stylistic surprises. Sure, Lauren Kate throws in a few Words with Friends-worthy vocab, but there's nothing so complicated that...