The Atlas Paradox

Callum is the most enigmatic of the six initiates. Analyze his character, paying attention to his actions and motivations, and how he changes over the course of the story.

How does The Atlas Paradox fit into the dark academia genre? Use specific examples of dark academia conventions as they appear in the novel.

Analyze Atlas and Ezra’s relationship. How does it change during the novel?

Although Belen functions as a side character, she performs several important functions in the novel. Discuss how her character deepens and complicates the novel’s underlying messages.

Parisa contends that although the Society’s archives aren’t alive, they’re sentient. What is the difference, and what does she mean by this? How does the archive’s sentience affect the lives of the characters?

What is the Anthropocene Era, and how does this concept figure into the novel? Pay close attention to how Reina uses this concept to build her theory about the purpose of her powers.

Throughout the novel, Callum brings up the importance of one’s origins and the ways that they shape our characters in permanent ways. To whom does he offer advice based on this information, and for what purpose?

Gideon operates in a dream world, while Parisa can slip in and out of Dalton’s consciousness. This novel blurs the borders between reality and other states. How does the novel address the question of what is real?