City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6) (2014) | How Woke Is It?

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85%

City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6)2014

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What We Think

City of Heavenly Fire is a showcase of the modern YA 'woke' checklist: packed with diverse, sometimes invincible characters, reimagined family models, and little space for seriously engaging alternative viewpoints. If you're looking for subtlety in cultural commentary, you won't find much here.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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City of Heavenly Fire consistently emphasizes diverse character identities, race, sexuality, and gender, sometimes at the expense of depth or traditional hero arcs. While there's some tension and struggle, several characters slide into near-flawless or hyper-competent territory, especially those representing minority groups. The story itself is crowded with representation moments that occasionally feel more checkbox than organic, impacting the narrative focus.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional family, masculinity, and cultural roles are downplayed or subverted, with parental authority often depicted as flawed or irrelevant. The story favors non-traditional relationships and redefines concepts like family and belonging in a modern light, sometimes poking at religion and established moral frameworks. This could be seen as undermining older cultural foundations in service of contemporary themes.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative or traditional views are largely absent or presented in a negative light, conservative perspectives often appear through antagonists or caricatures. The character group is ideologically homogenous, and modern attitudes about gender, sexuality, and identity reign. Honest debates or internal conflict surrounding these values are rare, if they appear at all.

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