History Recap / WarriorCatsSquirrelflightsHope

* HealthyInHeaven: Cats who are injured in life are healed in [=StarClan=]. Sandstorm, in fact, gives this as a reason as to why Squirrelflight should stay there instead of returning to life: Squirrelflight could be returning to a life of being permanently crippled, like Briarlight had been (who is now healthy in [=StarClan=]). However, some took this as the book saying that "it's better to be dead than disabled", so after a fan emailed them, Working Partners decided to remove that line from future printings.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Squirrelflight comes up with an idea for [=SkyClan=] to move to new territory beside the other four Clans, which could keep a lasting peace among them. However, when she comes up with the idea, she rather impulsively suggests it to the other Clan leaders without fully thinking it through or even talking to Bramblestar about it first. Though completely well-intentioned, it inadvertently leads the Clan leaders to become rather demanding of [=SkyClan=], and causes an argument with Bramblestar. The very next day, Squirrelflight goes behind Bramblestar's back to explore the new territory with Leafstar. She believes this will convince her mate that she's right, but she never really stops to think about what might happen if her plan doesn't work, and its not until The Sisters take her and Leafstar captive that she realizes that going behind her mate's back will only make him more angry. It can easily be pointed out that Squirrelflight's plan does work in the end, but her methods of trying to see it through are questionable to say the least and the fact that she never seriously considered the possibility that her plan might not have worked at all is still notable. This shows that while Squirrelflight's impulsiveness has mellowed significantly, it's still there.

* {{Hypocrite}}: [=StarClan=]'s judgment in condemning Squirrelflight and Leafpool for lying about the latter's kits is rather rich considering the fact that in ''Leafpool's Wish'', two [=StarClan=] cats (Yellowfang and later Feathertail) actually ''encouraged'' the two sisters to do it.

* SneakyDeparture: Squirrelflight sneaks out of the [=ThunderClan=] camp to talk to Leafstar in order to convince her to move [=SkyClan=] to new territory.

* {{Hypocrite}}: [=StarClan=]'s judgment in condemning Squirrelflight and Leafpool for lying about the latter's kits is a bit rich considering the fact that in ''Leafpool's Wish'', two [=StarClan=] cats (Yellowfang and later Feathertail) actually ''encouraged'' the two sisters to do it.
** Squirrelflight herself is somewhat of a hypocrite in this book:

* FamousLastWords: Leafpool: "I've found it!"

** Argument number two: Squirrelflight is right that her plan is working because Leafstar wants to move and that the Sisters are not a threat and are okay with letting [=SkyClan=] have their land once they're finished with it. Bramblestar is right that the new territory still isn't fully explored yet so they can't just ''assume'' that its completely safe, and that Squirrelflight shouldn't have gone behind his back or put their daughter, Sparkpelt, in a difficult position by asking her to keep Squirrelflight's mission a secret. Trust is an important issue in a relationship and going behind someone's back and keeping secrets from them is NOT a good way to increase trust.
** Argument number four: Squirrelflight is right that its morally wrong to let Sunrise die, and that [=ThunderClan=] both can't and shouldn't let [=ShadowClan=] dictate how they act. Bramblestar is right is that Tigerstar will be furious if he finds out they are helping the Sisters, and while he is ultimately wrong about the Sisters, he does at least ''somewhat'' have a point that Squirrelflight is being too trusting of them considering the fact that she's only known them for ''two days''.

** Argument number one: Squirrelflight is right that territory is being wasted, that the Clans are growing, and that they will all have larger territories if [=SkyClan=] moves. Bramblestar is right that it's unfair to ask [=SkyClan=] to move ''yet again'', that Squirrelflight should've discussed her idea with him first instead of blurting it out, because they need to show a united front, and that her plan is potentially dangerous because the new territory is largely unexplored and thus might be inhabited by predators.
** Argument number two: Squirrelflight is right that her plan is working because Leafstar wants to move and that the Sisters are not a threat and are okay with letting [=SkyClan=] have their land once they're finished with it. Bramblestar is right that Squirrelflight shouldn't have gone behind his back or put their daughter, Sparkpelt, in a difficult position by asking her not to tell her father what her mother was doing.
** Argument number four: Squirrelflight is right that its morally wrong to let Sunrise die, and that [=ThunderClan=] both can't and shouldn't let [=ShadowClan=] dictate how they act. Bramblestar is right is that Tigerstar will be furious if he finds out they are helpling the Sisters, and while he is ultimately wrong about the Sisters, he does at least ''somewhat'' have a point that Squirrelflight is being too trusting of them considering the fact that she's only known them for two days.

* TragicStillbirth: One of Sparkpelt's kits is stillborn. In [=StarClan=], Squirrelflight sees that the kit is with his father and has been given the name Flickerkit. What helps Sparkpelt out of her depression is Squirrelflight mentioning this fact in order to comfort her: Sparkpelt knows that it has to be true because she and Larksong had never told anyone that they'd planned to name a kit Flickerkit.
* SecretKeeper: Sparkpelt becomes a temporary one for Squirrelflight, who asks her daughter not to tell anyone, not even her father Bramblestar, about her and Leafstar's mission to explore new territory. Bramblestar does not take it well.