B4 When reading a novel, it is possible to look further at some of the deeper messages the text is painting.A literary theory can be used to focus on the exploration of the text and highlighting any different meanings the text may hold.For example in the novel Red Rising the author really focused on the main characters literary archetypes, the reader will knowledge that the loss of a loved one will make you do extraordinary things for that person .The hero's journey as a situational archetype in addition to the character archetype of the hero and the mentor develop the rich vs poor theme in the novel. The theme is the central idea of a novel explaining the moral message using the character,situation or symbols.In the novel “Red Rising” published in 2013 by Pierce Brown uses the main character's journey archetype and hero character archetype to evolve the main message which is to be determine and finish the goal to have the peace of life.The novels genre is fantasy and subgenre dystopian. Darrow the main character in “Red Rising” joins an academy in order to hopefully become an …show more content…
"Manners, manners, then burn their bloody damn house to the ground.” ― Pierce Brown, Red Rising.Matteo guides Darrow through out his difficult journey and teaches him how to be the best and get into the institute.Through his intelligence and guidance, Matteo helps Darrow demonstrate that even tho he has no blood of a gold he can be the strongest of all of them and fool them