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Examples Of Injustice In Children Of Blood And Bone

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Eleanor Askew Mrs. Davolt Honors English 9 4-28-2023 Children of Blood and Bone is a coming of age novel written by Tomi Adeyemi set in the fantasy world of Orïsha. It follows the main cast of Zélie, Tzain, Amari, and Inan through a brutal world of oppression and displays their lives in the corrupt system. The book has a strong theme of both justice and injustice, as well as the characters perception of these subjects, showing how the characters change their perception of justice as they fight to change the system. While some characters have a positive change to their sense of justice and actions for it, such as Amari who fights against everything she has ever been taught, while others, like Inan, experience negative changes and fight to …show more content…

Children of Blood and Bone is a story about loss and injustice, and the lives of the characters as they fight against their oppressors Characters face tyrannical injustice from the fascist government, as the Diviners are oppressed by King Olúborí, changing the ways the main cast perceives and fights for justice. Zelie slowly becomes more willing to resort to violence in her efforts to bring the Orishan government to justice, while Amari slowly realizes the injustices performed against the people in the kingdom, and what she can do to fight for the people and against the government, against the people who raised her. Zelie begins her fight against the tyranny of King Olubori with a simple action, by helping a young girl chased by the guard escape. A girl she had never met before, showing Zelie’s determination to help others, even if it means putting herself at risk. “You must protect those who can’t defend themselves. Mama Agba’s words from this morning seep into my head,” (Adeyemi 58). She helps this young girl escape from the guards without knowing who she is or why the guards are chasing her, only that to help

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