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* DontCreateAMartyr: Towards herself. She acknowledges that her death might get white Britons to care about what the empire is doing to her motherland, [[spoiler:but makes the decision to continue living.]]
—> ''We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.’ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be their Imoinda, their Oroonoko. I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.''
—> ''We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.’ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be their Imoinda, their Oroonoko. I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.''
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* {{Heroic Sacrifice}}: [[spoiler: After cutting off most of Britain’s resources, Robin resolves to destroy the tower and all of it’s silver.]][[spoiler:{{Heroic Sacrifice}}]]
* {{Bitch in Sheep’s Clothing}}: Letty claims to love her friends, but is willing to ignore and [[spoiler: eventually betray them]] when their truths don’t line up with her worldview.
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* {{Innocently Insensitive}}: Subverted. At first, she seems like a well-meaning ally who happens to make ignorant comments, but as the novel goes on, [[ItsAllAboutMe it becomes clear that she doesn’t want to change her worldview or actually try and empathize with her friends.]]
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* {{Lady of War}}: The daughter of an admiral, Letty is [[spoiler: (unfortunately for Ramy]] an excellent shot.
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* {{Don’t Create A Martyr}}: Towards herself. She knows that white Britons might start to care when they can romanticize her death, but she refuses to die just so people will finally listen.
—>''We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.’ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be their Imoinda, their Oroonoko. I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.''
—>''We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.’ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be their Imoinda, their Oroonoko. I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.''
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—>''“We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.’ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be (LiteratureOroonoko)their Imoinda, their Oroonoko.]] I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.''
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—>''“We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.’ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be (LiteratureOroonoko)their their Imoinda, their Oroonoko.]] Oroonoko. I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.''
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—>''“We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.’ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be (LiteratureOroonoko)their Imoinda, their Oroonoko.]] I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.''
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* {{Clingy Jealous Girl}}: She’s pissed with Ramy after he declines her invitation to dance, and spends most of the night weeping into Robin’s shoulder. Later on, when she [[spoiler: takes his life, Robin theorizes that it was because he rejected her and she couldn’t bear the humiliation.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Letty (rightfully) complains about how Oxford treats women, but practically refuses to acknowledge how Robin and Ramy still suffer under white supremacy, and that Victoire is worse off as both a woman and a person of color.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Letty (rightfully) complains about how Oxford treats women, but practically refuses to acknowledge how Robin and Ramy still suffer under white supremacy, and that Victoire is worse off as both a woman and a person of color.
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* {{Its All About Me}}: A walking example. Letty (rightly) complains has a tendency to pivot the attention towards herself when her friends talk about how Oxford treats women, but practically refuses to acknowledge how Robin and Ramy still suffer under white supremacy, and that Victoire is worse off as both a woman and a person of color.their experiences with racism.
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—> '''It took him a moment to realize what it was that grated on him, and when he did, it would bother him constantly, now and thereafter; it would seem a great paradox, the fact that after everything they had told Letty, all the pain they had shared, she was the one who needed comfort.''''
—> '''It took him a moment to realize what it was that grated on him, and when he did, it would bother him constantly, now and thereafter; it would seem a great paradox, the fact that after everything they had told Letty, all the pain they had shared, she was the one who needed comfort.''''
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—> '''It **''It took him a moment to realize what it was that grated on him, and when he did, it would bother him constantly, now and thereafter; it would seem a great paradox, the fact that after everything they had told Letty, all the pain they had shared, she was the one who needed comfort.''''''
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* {{Attention Whore}}Whore}}: Lampshaded by Ramy
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* {{Innocently Insensitive}}: Subverted. At first, she seems like a well-meaning ally who happens to make ignorant comments, but as the novel goes on, it becomes clear that she doesn’t want to change her worldview or actually try and empathize with her friends.
* {{It’s All About Me}}: A walking example. Letty (rightly) complains about how Oxford treats women, but practically refuses to acknowledge how Robin and Ramy still suffer under white supremacy, and that Victoire is worse off as both a woman and a person of color.
—> '''It took him a moment to realize what it was that grated on him, and when he did, it would bother him constantly, now and thereafter; it would seem a great paradox, the fact that after everything they had told Letty, all the pain they had shared, she was the one who needed comfort.''''
—>''She’s just being Letty,’ said Ramy when pressed about it. ‘She wants attention, and she thinks throwing a tantrum is the way to get it.''
* {{Innocently Insensitive}}: Subverted. At first, she seems like a well-meaning ally who happens to make ignorant comments, but as the novel goes on, it becomes clear that she doesn’t want to change her worldview or actually try and empathize with her friends.
* {{It’s All About Me}}: A walking example. Letty (rightly) complains about how Oxford treats women, but practically refuses to acknowledge how Robin and Ramy still suffer under white supremacy, and that Victoire is worse off as both a woman and a person of color.
—> '''It took him a moment to realize what it was that grated on him, and when he did, it would bother him constantly, now and thereafter; it would seem a great paradox, the fact that after everything they had told Letty, all the pain they had shared, she was the one who needed comfort.''''
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[[folder: Letitia “Letty” Price]]
!!Letty Price
The only white member of the cohort, and one of the few women at Babel.
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[[folder: Letitia “Letty” Price]]
!!Letty Price
The only white member of the cohort, and one of the few women at Babel.
* {{Attention Whore}}
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* {{Silk Hiding Steel}}: She’s gentle, composed, and level headed, but sh she is not afraid of rebellion.rebellion.
* {{Sole Survivor}}: Downplayed. [[spoiler: With Robin and Ramy dead and Letty turning against them, Victoire is the only cohort member who stays till the very end.]]
* {{Sole Survivor}}: Downplayed. [[spoiler: With Robin and Ramy dead and Letty turning against them, Victoire is the only cohort member who stays till the very end.]]
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* {{Lady Of War}}: Victoire is noted to be an excellent fencer along with Letty.Letty, and she is the one who [[spoiler: shoots Professor Lovell during the occupation of the tower.]]
* {{Missing Mom}}: Shortly after arriving in France, Victoire’s mother (and most of the household) succumbed to disease.
* {{Missing Mom}}: Shortly after arriving in France, Victoire’s mother (and most of the household) succumbed to disease.
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* {{Stereotypical South Asian English}}:Discussed by the narration. He tends to play along with strangers’ racist assumptions about him, and this includes putting on an exaggerated accent when talking to them.See above.
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* {{The Heart}}: Victoire is arguably the most rational out of the group, and acts as Robin’s rock during the [[spoiler: occupation of the tower.]]
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* {{Blinded By Rage}}: Two times, one after an argument with Lovell, and the next after Letty [[spoiler: murders Ramy in cold blood]].