SuitabookFall of a kingdom
Hilari Bell
- Reading
- As you read, keep track of what each of the three young characters believes about Farsala’s future. Afterwards, compare those views with the rulers’ confidence and discuss what changes them, if anything.
- Themes
- Confidence, legend and danger: Farsala’s rulers expect to defeat a new enemy, while three young people doubt the kingdom’s invincibility; stories also speak of a hero who will aid Farsala. The outline sets these beliefs against an approaching threat but does not show which views prove reliable or how the legend functions in the story.
- Worth knowing
- The kingdom faces an approaching enemy and is described as heading towards destruction. The extent of any fighting, injury or loss is not clear from the plot outline.