39 pages • 1 hour read
Casey McQuistonRed, White, and Royal Blue
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Photos appear throughout the narrative. Discuss the various sources of these pictures. Who takes them? What do they mean to the characters politically and privately?
Ellen wears two hats. She is the president of a nation and also a mother. Do these roles conflict? If so, how?
What does Queen Mary perceive the role of a royal to be? Is this good for her country or bad?
Alex wears a chain around his neck that holds two objects. Describe them and what they symbolize to him.
Discuss the ways that public personas and private desires conflict in the lives of the book’s characters.
Talk about the various ways that emails and texts advance the plot.
Diversity threatens conformity. What do you believe the author is trying to say about the value of each?
Henry undergoes a radical transformation over the course of the novel. Describe his evolution.
Compare Richards’ public and private personas. In what way does his behavior parallel Alex and Henry’s? In what way does it differ?
A number of characters besides Henry are called upon to be true to themselves. Think of a few examples and describe the tactics they use find fulfillment in life
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