Shatter Me

When Adam tells Juliette that The Reestablishment is burning all the books and cultural artifacts that our civilization has accumulated over the centuries, she is deeply distressed. How does book-burning in Shatter Me echo the same practice in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451?

The beginning of the novel is mainly written in a narrative mode called stream of consciousness. How is it used to depict Juliette’s thoughts and feelings? Does it facilitate or hinder the reading process?

As a dystopian novel, Shatter Me creates a world where humans are deprived of their most basic rights. What role exactly does human rights violation play in the book? What consequences does it have?

Mafi relies on strikethroughs rather heavily early in the novel, yet her use of them lessens as the plot progresses. Using quantitative analysis, explain how Mafi’s use of strikethroughs echoes Juliette’s transformation from a self-doubting to a confident person.

When The Reestablishment takes control over the population, the ecosystem is abused and severely damaged. How is neglecting the environment connected to social decay? Can one be seen as a cause and the other one as an effect? If so, how?

Why does Mafi present The Reestablishment as being in a constant state of war? What does it say about the regime and its priorities?

If you could see the events that unfold in Shatter Me from another perspective (for instance, from Warner’s point of view), would you assess the characters and their actions differently?

Adam was going to talk to Juliette on the day she accidentally killed a little boy, but after the incident, she was placed in a psychiatric institution. How might have Juliette’s character been different if she didn’t have to live in isolation and had a companion from an early age?