The Hawthorne Legacy

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2021

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Before You Read

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-10

Chapters 11-20

Chapters 21-30

Chapters 31-40

Chapters 41-50

Chapters 51-60

Chapters 61-70

Chapters 71-80

Chapters 81-90

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Consider how the concept of family is questioned: Multiple characters, including Avery, Grayson, Libby, and Nash, must confront their blood relations only to realize that their links to them are artificial or damaging. How does this relate to the book’s title, The Hawthorne Legacy?

Romantic tropes are common in coming-of-age narratives. Examine one of the romantic subplots in The Hawthorne Legacy through this lens. Possibilities include Libby and Nash, Avery and Grayson/Jameson, and Thea and Rebecca.

The Hawthorne House gains fresh symbolic representation as a “gilded cage” in The Hawthorne Legacy. How does the author support this argument? Consider the various characters’ relationships to the mansion, e.g. Avery, Max, and Toby/Harry.