SuitabookTorched
April Henry
- Reading
- Pause after Ellie’s motives begin to change and ask what responsibilities she has towards her family, the group and herself. Revisit the ending together, as its outcome and moral resolution are not clear here.
- Themes
- Coercion and family loyalty: Ellie is offered a choice between infiltrating the environmental group and her parents going to jail. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Environmental conviction and extremism: Ellie begins by intending to entrap the group but increasingly believes in its environmental cause; discussion then turns to murder. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Romance under pressure: Ellie cannot stop thinking about Coyote while working undercover, and the conflict may cost her their relationship. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- It is worth discussing the pressure placed on Ellie, since the FBI links her cooperation to her parents’ imprisonment. The story also involves criminal allegations, possible murder, life-threatening danger and romantic conflict.