Critical Question: Is this story fair? Why or why not?
    
    Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead may seem very dumb and cheesy at first, being about vampires and half-vampires and quarter-vampires, but it's actually got some very deep and meaningful issues. These recurring themes and ideas can be very easily related to every day life such as justice, and loyalty.

    After reading all 7 books in the book series I think the main theme is loyalty. The main character, Rose Hathaway has a best friend that she's protected all her life. Throughout the books Rose meets many people who question the idea that the moroi (half-vampires) really need to be protected from evil vampires (strigoi) by guardians like Rose. It is expected of every dhampir (half moroi and half human) to become a guardian and that they must sacrifice their lives to protecting moroi to keep their race going.

    Rose hates being restricted and bound for life to protecting these snobby, selfish people but believes that it's for the best. This reminds me of the people in our world today and how we're all expected to be something no matter how much parents and all of society even may pretend that your life is completely in your hands; they do have impacts on us. Every day, people are compared to their siblings, friends, parents, and almost everyone else. Parents have expectations just like Rose's society does. I think the author does a great job in including this in her story.

    Also, in the book there's a lot about social classes. In the moroi world there is royalty and those who are in power get guardians to protect them from strigoi. This is also an issue, because there's a lot of poverty going on in the world and the people who have no money or homes are left without protection, even if it's not protection from murderers like in the books it's still protection from disease and hunger.

    In conclusion, I think that being that these two issues of expectation and poverty are the main ideas in this book that the story has a lot of unfairness and injustice going on.