Angelfall

Angelfall was written at the height of the YA dystopia genre, encompassing books such as The Hunger Games and Divergent. How does Angelfall conform to expectations associated with this genre? How does it subvert or challenge these expectations? What does this say about Angelfall as an example of the genre?

Raffe is revealed to be the archangel Raphael, who is popularly associated with healing in modern Christianity. What does Raffe’s characterization reveal about the novel’s interpretation of angels as a whole? How does the novel differentiate him from humans?

At the end of the novel, Paige regains her ability to walk, though she may have lost some of her humanity in the process. What does this development suggest about the relationship between disability and humanity? How does it challenge or align with popular tropes about disability?