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Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

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Essay Topics

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How does love function in the novel? How does Deka’s conception of love change over the course of the narrative?

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Describe how discrimination works in the novel. What different kinds of discrimination exist and who is affected?

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Menstruation plays a pivotal role in The Gilded Ones. In addition to making it possible for young women to have children, what does beginning a period signify? How does it affect various characters in the novel?