At the beginning of the story, Ariadne is not sexualized in her family. It interests me so much, just in life, but also for the story. GM: Ariadne is initially closer to her father than her mother and sisters? What traits do her mother and sisters have that Ariadne finds upsetting? How do those traits reflect on pressures placed on contemporary young women?ĮR: I am fascinated by this question.
I think her learning that her father has his own interest and own agenda is such a big part of her journey, and that feels really different.
But Ariadne really believes herself to be protected by her father, she believes him to be an honest broker, and that he feels badly for the things she doesn’t want to do but has to do. Basically she lives in the lap of luxury, and even if parts of her life aren’t her favorite, she never has to hunt for her own food, she doesn’t really have to take care of herself.īut the most important difference is that, at the beginning of the book, Ariadne believes herself to have a very close relationship with her father (which of course Katniss had but she lost her father). Ariadne is much more protected than Katniss-her life is within a royal palace where all of her physical needs are taken care of. Tell us a little bit about what makes Ariadne different from Katniss Everdeen.Įmily Roberson: There are a few things that make her pretty different from Katniss. Gabrielle Mathieu: Comparisons to the Hunger Games, one of my favorite YA books, are inevitable. However, their developing romance soon becomes more fodder for the reality show her family stars in, and Ariadne must face some hard truths about her life. Ariadne finds herself attracted to Theseus, a serious and authentic young man, who happens to be gorgeous as well.
That all changes the year Theseus, the illegitimate son of the King of Athens, arrives in Crete intent on preventing further deaths. Each year, the fourteen Athenians come to Crete to be feted, each one sure that he or she will be the one to defeat the Minotaur, and each year the slaughter is televised to diminishing audience interest. Ariadne is also the Keeper of the Labyrinth, which means that every year she leads the chosen Athenians into the Labyrinth for their televised demise.
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