The Elite

Analyze the premise of the love triangle and discuss how it adds inner conflict and tension to The Elite. How does the novel make Maxon and Aspen foils to one another in drawing out America’s inability to choose? How does the existence of dual love triangles impact the text?

Discuss what it adds to the novel that the setting is almost entirely restricted to the palace, with very few scenes outside. What might the novel attempt with this sense of confinement generated from the almost exclusive focus on interiority?

Examine how the members of the Elite are foils or, in some cases, antagonists to one another, and discuss what that adds to the novel. What larger statement might the novel be making about the criteria by which one chooses a romantic partner, given these girls as an example?