![]() “Wings of Ebony” explored important and relevant topics of racism, poverty, feminism, heritage, and violence. Despite the violent and frightening events she experienced, Rue strove to keep her family safe and her friends close. Rue grew up in a poor neighborhood known for gang violence and faced discrimination as a young black girl, particularly when she found out about her own magical abilities and was forced to reside in a fantasy realm where all of the magicians were white. This heroine, known as Rue, avoided falling into the stereotypical heroine role: the shy, fragile and weepy damsel in distress who craves romance and attention. The heroine of “Wings of Ebony” differed from many other young adult fantasy heroines. Both worlds were ignorant of each other, which resulted in both harmless, if not comedic, misunderstandings, or occasionally serious conflicts in which relationships are strained. ![]() ![]() In “Wings of Ebony”, the two worlds first appeared as polar opposites, but Elle meshed the two worlds together in such a way that they cannot be seen as separate. In a number of fantasy novels, the protagonist either obtained satisfaction in their new life or rejected it entirely. Most interestingly, good and evil presented themselves in both worlds. Elle’s “Wings of Ebony” merged a refreshing fantasy world involving artificial magic and precious stones with a realistic world involving poor neighborhoods, shootings, and racism. ![]()
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