![]() ![]() When Heleen grabs her, she experiences debilitating PTSD. Inej was kidnapped, trafficked, and raped in a pleasure house. The world of Ketterdam is a traumatizing place, and each of the protagonists bears the scars from their journey to get there. Trauma-and recovery from trauma-is one of the main themes of the novel. As characters succeed or fail on their quests for vengeance, the novel interrogates right and wrong, though no character comes to the conclusion that revenge is not worth pursuing-while Matthias gives up on vengeance against Nina, it's because he decides she isn't guilty, not that revenge is wrong. Revenge and greed are the driving forces of the plot, as essentially every character has someone or something they want vengeance against: Kaz wants to take Pekka Rollins down brick by brick Inej wants revenge against Heleen, and later against slavers at large Matthias wants to kill Nina, and Nina wants vengeance for the crimes committed against Grisha Nina particularly takes vengeance against Jarl Brum, leader of the drüskelle who captured her. One of the major themes of Six of Crowsis vengeance. ![]()
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