The Gilded Ones

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-3

Chapters 4-8

Chapters 9-17

Chapters 18-25

Chapters 26-31

Chapters 32-37

Character Analysis

Themes

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Important Quotes

Essay Topics

How does love function in the novel? How does Deka’s conception of love change over the course of the narrative?

Describe how discrimination works in the novel. What different kinds of discrimination exist and who is affected?

Menstruation plays a pivotal role in The Gilded Ones. In addition to making it possible for young women to have children, what does beginning a period signify? How does it affect various characters in the novel?