| Quote #1 "Who could argue, really, that the Fair Folk do not belong in this world, when they have been here longer than we have?" (5.244) |
Unfortunately, the whole we-were-here-first argument doesn't work, especially when confronted with an army of angry people with weapons. Just ask the Native Americans.
| Quote #2 "There's no need to be sadistic just because he isn't one of you." (9.82) |
Jace might be motivated more by jealousy than by prejudice, but sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between the two.
| Quote #3 "It's only been recently that women have been Shadowhunters along with men. [...] [Isabelle's mom] was afraid that if she [taught Isabelle to cook], Isabelle would be relegated to the kitchen permanently." (9.108) |
Who runs the Clave? Don Draper? The struggles within the Clave for women's rights seem to mirror mortal struggles.