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How does the author’s use of third-person omniscient narration impact the novel’s characterization? What techniques does Sage use to give the narrator a distinct voice, and how does this voice affect the novel’s tone, suspense, and comedy? Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Consider the role of Jenna and Boy 412’s familial situations in the novel’s thematic exploration of The Power of Family Ties and Loyalty. What point is Sage making about what it means to be a family?

How does the setting of Marram Marshes influence the protagonist’s search for identity and belonging? What is the thematic significance of the scrying spell using the water in the marsh to reveal that Boy 412 is Septimus Heap at the end of the novel?