The Ear, the Eye, the Arm Themes

Coming of age stories tend to follow a similar formula in literature. They start with a slightly naïve or idealistic child who, through a series of trials and hardships, becomes an adult by the en...

A lot of spooky stuff goes down in The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm. Old-fashioned Shona spirits run wild in the book, regardless of whether you're in ancient Resthaven or modern Zimbabwe. These aren'...

To the 21st-century American Shmooper, 2194 Zimbabwe (or Resthaven) might seem like a pretty strange place. The people practice traditions and customs that we just don't follow. But, hey, every cul...

We tend to think of freedom and confinement as polar opposites—like country and rap music, they just can't share the same space. But in The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm, the two are inseparable and...

Most of us are afraid of something. Whether it's spiders, heights, or the boogeyman, we all have fears. Fear dominates in The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm. We're not talking haunted-house-at-Halloween...

How do you figure out what to do in a tough situation? It's not easy, right? Otherwise it wouldn't such a tough situation. If you're Tendai in The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, you kick your brain int...

Not sure if you've noticed, but family can be pretty complicated. These people have a special way of getting on your nerves—and this is extra true in The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm since Tendai is...

It's 2194. Your friend calls you on your holophone while your robot maid cleans and you ask the pantry to make you an omelet—no tomatoes this time. Sounds pretty swank, right? It turns out all th...