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Chapter Fifty
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Children of Virtue and Vengeance, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Power and Systems of Oppression
Cycles of Violence
Tradition and History
Love vs. Duty
Summary
Analysis
Zélie shoves thoughts of Inan and Amari’s betrayal away as she reaches Mâzeli, Bimpe, and Màri, all of whom are terrified. She sends Màri to find the elders and then leads Mâzeli and Bimpe in sending deadly shadows at the army. Their first attack is successful.
Here, Zélie can combine love and duty to put on a brave face to rally her young Reapers. This ability to bridge the gap makes their attack far more successful, as they’re united and believe in each other.
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