Starlight - Summary Essay

I’m finally back, and here to bring you the second half on The New Prophecy blog posts!

I hope you didn’t miss the announcements of new blog posts too much and will continue to read them now that I’m back.

This book is where The New Prophecy changes. In Starlight, the focus of the story shifts from travelling to settling in their new home. The two stories deal with very different concepts, so why is there this switch within a series?

I read a post on the new warrior cats website a few months ago that explained it. Erin Hunter revealed that, after the first series, Harper Collins had initially asked her to write three new books for Warriors. 

You might have noticed that the end of Dawn could have been a natural stopping point for the story? Well, that is why. 

Afterwards, they asked Erin Hunter to turn it into a six-book arc, but as she had ended the first story arc for the series, she needed to create a new one. The New Prophecy is the result. And we received a full new arc to this great series about fantasy cats!

Here is the summary essay for the fourth book in The New Prophecy series, Starlight.

The central theme in Starlight is letting go. During their life, people may need to let go of friendships, and if something unexpected happens. If they don’t, it can cause problems for themselves and others. When the clans return to their separate groups, the characters find it hard to let go of the new friendships they formed, especially the kits who don’t understand why they’re in different clans. Mudclaw won’t accept Onewhisker as WindClan’s leader and tries to drive him out. Mudclaw is, in turn, labelled a traitor, and is killed by StarClan as a result.

The main characters in the book include the protagonists Leafpaw and Brambleclaw, who’s perspectives convey the story to the reader. Squirrelflight is the third protagonist, who influences the first two’s story arcs and perspectives. The antagonist shown most in the book is Hawkfrost, but it is unclear if his antagonistic behaviour is intentional. The driving antagonist in Starlight is Mudclaw, who leads a rebellion against Onewhisker, with the help of Hawkfrost and other members of WindClan and RiverClan. All other characters are minor or incidental.

The main situations in the book are: A patrol of cats go to explore the new territory and pick out possible boundaries and camps. Mothwing suggests the island for gatherings, and Hawkfrost wants it as RiverClan’s camp. The leaders turn down these ideas. Tallstar names Onewhisker his deputy before he dies and Mudclaw is furious. Spottedleaf shows Leafpaw where the clans can go to meet with StarClan. Mudclaw launches a rebellion against Onewhisker before he can receive his nine lives. A falling tree kills Mudclaw and creates a bridge to the island, so the clans can now use it for gatherings.

Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed this post. I know it was a long time coming. Let me know your thoughts on this post and the book in the comments.

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