Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-98.247.168.42-20181122042639/@comment-76.92.209.139-20190526193842

Well, I mean it is a kids book, so mabye thats why SM didn't include LGTBQ+? I get that she  did include romance, but still. Also comparing it to many other books a lot of them don't include it either even if they do include romance. For example there is the Lunar Chronicles, Maze runner, Unwanteds, Miraculous Ladybug, Fablehaven, Land of stories etc... Some of which also don't involve a lot of diversity either. It could have just slipped her mind because her intention was probably to write only for entertainment purposes, or mabye to address different problems. It could also take away the main focus of the story mabye ? It could also just be the authors own personal life and how she grew up influenced what she wrote. Or mabye she just didnt involve it yet, It's not a finished series. The Selection series didn't involve LGBTQ+ until the last book. Also about elves being perfect, well, the point of the story is that they think they are but actually are not. Elves are supposed to be arrogant and think themselves perfect, but later in the books it's reveled that they are not through the rebellions being formed. The issue is also further exploited and brought to the surface in book 6 nightfall, by the ogres and Lady Cadence,  and other areas as how elves tend to think themselves higher and value beauty and that this should be fixed.Matchmaking is also looked down upon throught the series from sophies point of view,  evenin the first book when she met Dex. Also addressing the humans are weaklings, well, this is from elven POV and elves are supposed to think themeselves higher and better so that probably why. Although, some small details in the books may inply that this may be proven false later in the books. Humans will probably play a big role towards the end, being sophie used to live with them and  the neverseen and black swan rebellions being a bit focused on them. As of Lodestar, the 5th book the neverseen has brought the subject of humans at the summit in Lumenaria. Vespera was also involved with humans and in book 6 Nightfall, the facility was also involved with humans. So i beleive that mabye in later books it will reveal that humans aren't as useless and elves think they are. Think about it, it was mentioned in the books that humans ruled over a majority of the earth. Why ? If elves are so powerful ? It also has been seen when the ogres were unhappy with the concil not handling humn pollution that the concil does not want to interfferre with human. Again why  if humans are so weak. Elves are also the ones in hiding of humans. Mabye later in the books it will be revealed that Elves are afraid of humans. Elves also have forgotten secrets in their catches, which may reveal that elves do have weaknesses. This could be covered up because elves want to show themselves as high above all. I also think that the rebellions and Sophie will be key in adressing the topic of humans later on. Now moving on to the poorly explained. Well alot of things in Keeper is explained later in the books. Light leaping is more explained in book 2 where sophie keeps fading. It happens by breaking up your particles and carring them in a beam of light then forming up again. I think it was explained in either book 1 or 2. Things being explained later is just how the series goes.It bubbles you in an illusion of perfect and then later on lets you realize the faults and secrets buried deep in history. It supposed to be for suspense. Also about it being sexist, well, the main hero is a girl. The main villans are also female. Ro the ogre is definatly not a girly girl. So, it doesn't only show girls as only lipstick and nail polish. Sophie herself hates those things. It shows girls as brave and strong. Biana too, later in the books is revealed as a great fighter along with her mother Della. There are also many things in the books to go against sexisum. As for Sophie depending on boys, its not only sophie, but the boys too that lean on her and need her help. It's as friends all of them lean on each other to pick each other up and help each other. How many times has Sophie helped her friends ? Its normal that sophie would sometimes break right ? How much pressure is being put on her ? It makes her real that she isn't allways unrealistically strong. Also in the review it says sophie is perfect. Yes she's powerful, but not perfect. As I metioned earlier she needs the help of her friends too. And it also only mentioned her as beautiful girl, once in the book. Sophie also is super hard on her self a lot  and doesn't tend to see her good things. That would be a flaw. She also doesnt fit in and get critism from people because if it sometimes. Which is a problem she has to deal with. Finnally, i want to say that I don't believe that the brown gnomes are puposefull. It was to be true to their earthly nature and that they value being natural. So she tried to make the earthy colors, green and brown. Also keep in mind that the series is being written by a human, a person, who is not perfect. So the series, you can't expect to be perfect. Or to be 100% realistic and fit in to the laws of science all the way, only god could do that and no one else could make something compatible to real life 100%. Especially don't judge as much to the first book and let it  cover the potential of the rest because the flaws could be fixed later. It was SM's first published book I believe,  so it could also be a little rough the first time.

I am open to arguements countering what I said though.. because I am also interested to hear the other side.

Also excuse the spelling I'm not that great 😜

~ Flaradon Phoenix