Vampire Academy

Choose an example of Rose’s interactions with the “human” world and argue how the details of those interactions illustrate Rose’s progression as a character.

How does the text convey the idea that gaining maturity is both connected to and independent from a character’s chronological age? Support your argument with specific examples from the text.

Compare Vampire Academy with another vampire-themed title from literature or film and examine how each story presents vampires’ thirst for blood. What do the differences between these examples say about the specifics of Richelle Mead’s vampiric world?

Sex and gender are highly fraught topics for dhampirs within the context of the novel. Does Mead suggest that the same is true for Moroi? Support your position using specific examples from the text.

Vampire schooling takes place at night, but this is only intermittently referenced in the text. What is the effect in the novel of mentioning this inversion of day and night? What is the effect of commenting on it only rarely?

Choose one of the secondary characters in the novel and analyze how that character is or is not a product of their background. Consider, for example, Dimitri, Christian, Mia, or Natalie.

Does the narrative support or implicitly deny Dimitri’s assertion that it is inappropriate for him to have feelings for Rose? Use details from the text to support your position.

What does Rose learn during her battle with Mia, and what does this foreshadow about what she still needs to learn about being a guardian?