Feeling isolated and lonely sucks, but it's something that a lot of the characters in Skin Hunger have to deal with.
Until Sadima meets Franklin, she's convinced that she's a freak of nature for being able to feel what animals feel, and Franklin, in turn, is isolated from much of the world because Somiss keeps him that way (and as a slave, he doesn't have a lot of freedom to choose who he interacts with and who he's close with). Hahp, along with the other boys at the academy, is pressured into isolating himself from the others, because that's what the wizards want (after all, it's easier to bully individuals than a united group).
So yeah, there are lots of lonely vibes in this book. Maybe some of them will be remedied in the next books in the series…
Questions About Isolation
- Who do you think feels more isolated, Sadima or Franklin? Why?
- What does Hahp do to eventually overcome his loneliness?
- How does Sadima's childhood prepare her for the sense of isolation she experiences in Limòri?
- Does Somiss notice or care that he lives an isolated life while doing his scholarly stuff?
Chew on This
Being lonely forces a person to become more independent.
The wizards use loneliness as a punishment and to make the students in the academy easier to manipulate.