How do the themes of the text relate to familial duty? Trace the theme’s development regarding familial duty throughout the text, using at least two other literary elements in your analysis.

Identify two internal conflicts in the novel. How are they similar, and how are they different? Are they resolved and, if so, how? What theme does that resolution—or lack thereof—convey?

Who is a protagonist and who is an antagonist in the novel? How does the protagonist change throughout the novel, and how does the antagonist facilitate that change?