City of Ashes Themes

City of Ashes Themes

Family

The song "We Are Family" would take on a whole new meaning in the world of City of Ashes. The Pointer Sisters had all their sisters with them, and they wanted everyone to get up and sing. Jace and...

Identity

Everyone has different roles they play on a daily basis. You're a student at school, a people-pleaser at your customer-service job, and a demon hunter once night falls. That's everyone, right?Well,...

Race

There are lots of similarities between City of Ashes and the Harry Potter series, one of the major ones being their respective capital-V Villains with capital-V names: Valentine and Voldemort.Like...

Violence

City of Ashes doesn't sound like a place you'd go to for brunch, a show, and selfies in front of its charming fountain… probably because a fountain in a city of ashes would be spewing fire or blo...

Good vs. Evil

City of Ashes has more angels and demons than your average Dan Brown book. On the angels side, we have the Shadowhunters—Jace, the Lightwoods, Clary trying her best—and on the demons side areâ€...

Supernatural

Elements of the supernatural are a requirement in the fantasy genre. Harry Potter has the familiar—wizards and witches—as well as some new twists, like thestrals and Horcruxes. City of Ashes ta...

Betrayal

Is there a Zodiac sign from Betrayal? There should be—every character in City of Ashes must have been born under the sign of the weasel. And we're not just talking about the alleged bad guys. The...

Lust

In the independent film The House of Yes, Parker Posey and Josh Hamilton play twin siblings lusting after one another. With that in mind, we'd propose an alternate title to City of Ashes: The House...