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What is the name of the large river on the map of Agea?
What is the name of the large river on the map of Agea?
Argos River
What color are those of the highest status?
What color are those of the highest status?
Gold
What kind of government is shunned?
What kind of government is shunned?
Democracy
What is the main character's color?
What is the main character's color?
What flower grows on Mars?
What flower grows on Mars?
What happened to the main character's father?
What happened to the main character's father?
What color is in charge of executions?
What color is in charge of executions?
What is Darrow's older brother's name?
What is Darrow's older brother's name?
Who is Darrow's sister?
Who is Darrow's sister?
What suit does the main character wear to go Helldiving?
What suit does the main character wear to go Helldiving?
What machine do Helldivers use to harvest Helium-3?
What machine do Helldivers use to harvest Helium-3?
What is being mined on Mars?
What is being mined on Mars?
What creatures are in the Helldiver tunnels?
What creatures are in the Helldiver tunnels?
How old is Eo?
How old is Eo?
Who is Darrow's wife?
Who is Darrow's wife?
What is the main character's name?
What is the main character's name?
Who is Darrow's uncle?
Who is Darrow's uncle?
What clan is Darrow a part of?
What clan is Darrow a part of?
What is the slang name for Greys?
What is the slang name for Greys?
Who is the head Grey captain?
Who is the head Grey captain?
What is the rival clan to Lambda?
What is the rival clan to Lambda?
What is Darrow's colony's name?
What is Darrow's colony's name?
What fun activities are punishable by death on Mars?
What fun activities are punishable by death on Mars?
What is the Fading Dirge?
What is the Fading Dirge?
What flower would Eo bring after death?
What flower would Eo bring after death?
What are the Mars clans named after?
What are the Mars clans named after?
Where does Eo work?
Where does Eo work?
What is another name for the Goldbrows?
What is another name for the Goldbrows?
What group is blamed for a terror attack on Red and Orange?
What group is blamed for a terror attack on Red and Orange?
Why are the people on Mars?
Why are the people on Mars?
What instrument does Uncle Narol play?
What instrument does Uncle Narol play?
What does Darrow think he's earned for his clan by extracting the most Helium-3?
What does Darrow think he's earned for his clan by extracting the most Helium-3?
What fungus is used for Martian alcohol?
What fungus is used for Martian alcohol?
What is the Laurel?
What is the Laurel?
What is the name of the Martian tavern where the Laurel ceremony is held?
What is the name of the Martian tavern where the Laurel ceremony is held?
Who is Eo's sister?
Who is Eo's sister?
What protest did Darrow's father lead?
What protest did Darrow's father lead?
Who won the Laurel?
Who won the Laurel?
What does Eo find in the webbery ducts?
What does Eo find in the webbery ducts?
What galaxy do Eo and Darrow see in the garden?
What galaxy do Eo and Darrow see in the garden?
What does Eo want Darrow to do for Mars?
What does Eo want Darrow to do for Mars?
Who finds Eo and Darrow in the garden?
Who finds Eo and Darrow in the garden?
What differentiates the Peerless Scarred from the other Aurates?
What differentiates the Peerless Scarred from the other Aurates?
Who is the archgovernor of Mars?
Who is the archgovernor of Mars?
What does Eo do as she's being flogged?
What does Eo do as she's being flogged?
What are Eo's final words?
What are Eo's final words?
Where is Eo buried?
Where is Eo buried?
At what time is Darrow scheduled to be hanged?
At what time is Darrow scheduled to be hanged?
Who pulls Darrow's feet?
Who pulls Darrow's feet?
Who wanted Darrow alive and organized to save him from death?
Who wanted Darrow alive and organized to save him from death?
What 'test' does Dancer give Darrow for initiation?
What 'test' does Dancer give Darrow for initiation?
Why does Darrow eat the card he pulls from Dancer's bowl during the initiation test for Ares?
Why does Darrow eat the card he pulls from Dancer's bowl during the initiation test for Ares?
What was The Conquering?
What was The Conquering?
What happened to the world named Rhea?
What happened to the world named Rhea?
What Martian colony is Dancer from?
What Martian colony is Dancer from?
What name has Eo been given as a result of her last words?
What name has Eo been given as a result of her last words?
What is revealed to Darrow about the condition of Mars?
What is revealed to Darrow about the condition of Mars?
What is the Helium-3 harvested from Mars used for?
What is the Helium-3 harvested from Mars used for?
What was Earth's moon used as?
What was Earth's moon used as?
How long ago were Reds sent to Mars?
How long ago were Reds sent to Mars?
Who is Uncle Narol's daughter?
Who is Uncle Narol's daughter?
What are the roles of each of the colors?
What are the roles of each of the colors?
When Dancer and Harmony sneak Darrow into the Martian city, what is Darrow disguised as?
When Dancer and Harmony sneak Darrow into the Martian city, what is Darrow disguised as?
Why are Dancer and Harmony sneaking Darrow into Yorkton?
Why are Dancer and Harmony sneaking Darrow into Yorkton?
What is needed to gain access to higher districts in Yorkton?
What is needed to gain access to higher districts in Yorkton?
Who is tasked with changing Darrow into a Gold?
Who is tasked with changing Darrow into a Gold?
According to Mickey, why is Darrow's heart exceptionally strong?
According to Mickey, why is Darrow's heart exceptionally strong?
What does Darrow do that convinces Mickey to go through with the carving?
What does Darrow do that convinces Mickey to go through with the carving?
What is the name of Mickey's winged servant girl?
What is the name of Mickey's winged servant girl?
What does Mickey believe about freedom?
What does Mickey believe about freedom?
According to Mickey, why do the Golds treat the people like slaves?
According to Mickey, why do the Golds treat the people like slaves?
What does Darrow want Mickey to do for Evey?
What does Darrow want Mickey to do for Evey?
What does Darrow most fear about his transformation into a Gold?
What does Darrow most fear about his transformation into a Gold?
What gift does Mickey give Darrow after the Carving?
What gift does Mickey give Darrow after the Carving?
What machine does Darrow use to work out during the Carving?
What machine does Darrow use to work out during the Carving?
What color is Evey?
What color is Evey?
What name does Dancer want to give Darrow for his Gold form?
What name does Dancer want to give Darrow for his Gold form?
How long did it take Dancer's team to hack the database and change Caius au Andromedus to Darrow au Andromedus?
How long did it take Dancer's team to hack the database and change Caius au Andromedus to Darrow au Andromedus?
What three ranks graduate from the Institute?
What three ranks graduate from the Institute?
What animal is Darrow afraid of?
What animal is Darrow afraid of?
What do the Shamed Golds do?
What do the Shamed Golds do?
What are the three different 'shades' of gold?
What are the three different 'shades' of gold?
How much fish does a Gold leave behind when they eat and why?
How much fish does a Gold leave behind when they eat and why?
What kind of soup would Reds make out of pit vipers?
What kind of soup would Reds make out of pit vipers?
How many forms of dancing do Aureates have?
How many forms of dancing do Aureates have?
What dance does Darrow perform for Matteo during training?
What dance does Darrow perform for Matteo during training?
What is Polemides?
What is Polemides?
How many questions did Darrow miss on the Institute entrance exam?
How many questions did Darrow miss on the Institute entrance exam?
What is Matteo's parting gift to Darrow?
What is Matteo's parting gift to Darrow?
How many Gold houses are there at the Institute and what are they named after?
How many Gold houses are there at the Institute and what are they named after?
Where is the Institute located?
Where is the Institute located?
What devices are used by Pixies that change gravity for entertainment?
What devices are used by Pixies that change gravity for entertainment?
Which fleet is under Cassius's father's control and which is under the control of the Archgovernor?
Which fleet is under Cassius's father's control and which is under the control of the Archgovernor?
What are the roles of the Imperator and the Praetor?
What are the roles of the Imperator and the Praetor?
What are the 3 stages of society according to the Archgovernor?
What are the 3 stages of society according to the Archgovernor?
What is the Noble Lie?
What is the Noble Lie?
What distinguishes a Peerless Scarred?
What distinguishes a Peerless Scarred?
Who gives the Peerless scarred their scar?
Who gives the Peerless scarred their scar?
What are the levels of an Aurate's loyalty?
What are the levels of an Aurate's loyalty?
Who teaches and represents the students?
Who teaches and represents the students?
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Study Notes
Geography and Environment
- Argos River is the large river featured on the map of Agea.
- Mars is characterized by unique flora, including the Blood blossom (haemanthus) that grows there.
- Helium-3 is mined on Mars to support terraforming efforts on other planets.
- The Helldiver tunnels are inhabited by pitvipers, dangerous creatures of the Martian underground.
Social Hierarchy and Colors
- Gold is the color associated with the highest status in Martian society.
- Colors have specific roles:
- Obsidians are elite warriors.
- Greys serve as soldiers, tasked with executions.
- Reds act as laborers.
- Other colors include Whites (philosophers), Pinks (servants), Silvers (finance), and Yellows (medicine).
Main Characters and Relationships
- Darrow is the main character, identified as a Red.
- His wife is Eo, who becomes a significant figure due to her tragic fate and fierce spirit.
- Darrow's family includes his uncle Narol and siblings Kieran (brother) and Leanna (sister).
- Eo's sister is Dio, adding complexity to Darrow's relationships.
Key Events and Actions
- Darrow's father was arrested and executed, illustrating the oppressive regime under which they live.
- Eo is executed for singing a forbidden song, further motivating Darrow's rebellion against societal norms.
- Dancer, a key ally, initiates Darrow into the rebellion and prepares him for transformation into a Gold.
Society and Governance
- Democracy is shunned in this hierarchical society, replaced by a strict caste system.
- The archgovernor of Mars, Nero au Augustus, represents the ruling elite.
- The term "Noble Lie" refers to the belief that all men are created equal, a fallacy used to justify social stratification.
Traditions and Cultural Practices
- Notable social customs include the Fading Dirge, a chest-thumping ritual honoring the dead, and the celebration of the Laurel, a reward ceremony for mining achievements.
- Fun activities like dancing and singing are punishable by death, highlighting the regime's strict control over personal expression.
Transformation and Assumptions
- Darrow undergoes a significant transformation, known as "the Carving," to disguise himself as a Gold, which involves complex procedures and a change of identity.
- Mickey, the character overseeing Darrow's transformation, believes in the burdens of freedom, suggesting a philosophical depth to the narrative.
Challenging the Status Quo
- The Sons of Ares are implicated in a terror attack, showcasing dissent against the ruling class.
- Darrow grapples with fear of losing his identity and connection to Eo during his transformation.
Conflicts and Rivalries
- Darrow's clan, Lambda, has a rivalry with Gamma, adding tension to the story.
- The Peerless Scarred, distinguished by their scars, signify elite warriors with unique roles in society.
Education and Society Structure
- The Institute, located within the Valles Marineris, serves as a training ground for the next generation of Golds, emphasizing a competitive and ruthless educational environment.
- Graduates from the Institute are categorized into three ranks: Peerless Scarred, Graduates, and Shamed, reflecting their achievement and status.
Philosophical Underpinnings
- The concept of power is explored, especially in how the ruling elite exploit their dominance over others.
- Dancer's belief system emphasizes the importance of challenging the established order and seeking justice for the oppressed.
These notes encapsulate the core themes, relationships, and socio-political structures present in the narrative, providing a thorough understanding of the text's critical elements.
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