Unravel Me

Unravel Me alternately describes hope as being essential for survival and dangerous to survival. Analyze how hope plays a role in the novel and argue whether the novel presents the emotion as more beneficial or more dangerous. Use examples from the text to support your position.

Though Juliette allies herself with Omega Point, she worries about how well-armed they are and often disagrees with Castle. Does the novel present Omega Point as an entirely good alternative to The Reestablishment, or is it framed as a “lesser evil”? Use examples from the text to support your argument.

Warner consistently argues that Juliette should claim her power and achieve her potential. Juliette resists at first, yet, at the end of the novel, announces her intent to use her powers to their fullest. What accounts for her change in perspective?

Mafi has given interviews expressing her interest in characters that are “outsiders” in some way. Choose a character (other than Juliette) and analyze how their “outsider” status informs their personality and role in the novel.

Why does the book suggest The Reestablishment wishes to get rid of literature and languages? What does this suggest about the power of words?

Kenji frequently tells Juliette that she needs to see things differently. How does Unravel Me suggest that choosing to change can affect a person’s life, even in terrible circumstances? What are the limits of personal choice?

Juliette suggests that Warner, at 19, is too young to be determined as wholly evil. Does the novel suggest that there is a point at which someone becomes wholly accountable for their evil actions, or does it advocate a morality that remains gray, regardless of the actions of an individual character?

Examine one of the stylistic elements of the novel, such as the italicized passages, strikethroughs, numerals, or line gaps in the middle of sentences, and argue how it creates meaning in the text. Consider tone, atmosphere, and characterization as elements that may be affected by Mafi’s stylistic choices.