Ignite Me Theme

The theme of “Ignite Me” by Tahereh Mafi is that when faced with challenges, people show their true character when they choose to rise up and face them or fall down into submission. The flames in the background represent all the destruction that the reestablishment has caused. On page 8 there is a glimpse at just how ruthless and destructive The Reestablishment actually is, “‘It’s all been destroyed, ... Everything. They tortured some of your members into giving away the exact location of Omega Point. Then they bombed the entire thing.’”(pg. 8) This quote just touches on all the things that The Reestablishment has done. Omega Point is the rebel base for those who want to stand up against The Reestablishment for oppressing them. It housed children, women, elderly and the injured. The Reestablishment destroyed it all; nothing was left. If that isn’t cruel then, nothing
In the second book she was a coward and did little things here and there but when it came down to it, she was never reliable. This is her deciding that I am going to take control of this situation and stand against what is wrong and stand up against the oppressors. The bird really shows her emotional journey. On the very first page of the book, it says, “I had been shackled, a prisoner in my own mind.”(pg. 0) Then at the end of the book page 402, she exclaims “‘I am Juliette Ferrars, and I will lead this nation. I challenge anyone who would stand against me.’” (Pg. 402) This shows her emotional transformation. In the first book, she has a dream about a white bird with a gold crown flying away, but it doesn’t seem like it’s going to make it. Now that bird is flying free just like she is. She was once in a cage and now she is unbound from anything that was holding her back. To recap, the theme of “Ignite Me” by Tahereh Mafi is that a person's true self is shown when they choose to face the difficulties for what is right or choose to raise the white flag in