Segregation and discrimination
It is clear that there is a parallel between racism in the real world and the segregation between the Reds and the Silvers in Aveyard’s Red Queen. Like blacks were oppressed, the Reds are oppressed. Like the blacks were prisoners and slaves, the Reds were imprisoned and made slaves. Mare, the main character is a Red and knows how it feels to be discriminated, which is vividly described in the book. Aveyard gives the readers a non-biased look at oppression and social classes, explaining how even some parts of the world works today, without directly speaking her mind.
Trust
Mare goes to work in the palace as she is invited by the crown prince, Cal. After her powers are revealed, she becomes engaged to the second prince, prince Maven. He is talented, gentle and smart and they quickly form a bond. It takes a long time for Mare to trust him, because she initially hated every Silver for what they did to the Reds. Yet, though hard work and time, Maven grabs a piece of Mare’s heart before he breaks it into tiny pieces. He shows that he had been playing and double game and everything he ever said were all lies. Aveyard was telling the reader to be careful who you trust.
Embracing who you are
Evalina didn’t know who she was and what she wanted in her life. The only thing she hoped to fulfill was earning enough money to give her parents and sister food on the table. That all changed, when she began working at the palace. She learnt to embrace herself and her gifts and decided to use them for something greater than herself. Greater than her family even. This all was an effect of her learning more about herself.
