We also see real acts of friendship in the book. Nonetheless, does he prove you can overcome even the worst of situations? Definitely. Does he always overcome gracefully? Not a chance. Positive themes: Kvothe is the definition of the “overcomer.” Does he always overcome perfectly? No. Kvothe spends much of his time on the wrong end of an elitist society.

Other Negative Content: Bigotry and elitism are alive and well in this story. Language/Crude Humor: Mild, but rare, profanities throughout the story. Kvothe appears to doubt this god’s “goodness” throughout the story and appears to lack any real faith. While nobody appears to doubt the existence of this god, characters have differing levels of adherence to religious practices. It doesn’t perfectly match Christ, but has similarities. The organized religion features a figure similar to Christ (the god of the story became a man by being born of a woman). Spiritual Content: There is an organized religion in the story that is largely painted in a negative light, particularly the religious leadership. There is a street drug in the book that many characters, though none of the central ones, have become addicted to and is a major plot point in the story. A few instances of Kvothe getting solicitations for sex, but he rejects them.ĭrug/Alcohol Use: Kvothe spends considerable time in taverns and is almost always drinking in those taverns, even as a teenager.

There are a few moments where characters in the book are nude, but the author only gets descriptive of a character’s nudity once and she is largely covered by a bedsheet. There is a single, very short reference to homosexuality. Sexual Content: Most of the sexual content comes in the form of jokes and innuendos. As harsh as this sounds, it is rare and usually reserved for specific plot points. Violence can be descriptive at times as the author is trying to convey the weight of Kvothe’s experiences. Violence: Violence in the story features large-scale massacres, child abuse of street orphans, thuggery, and a character getting whipped on a post.

The Name of the Wind is the first book of the Kingkiller Chronicle, representing the first day of Kvothe telling his story in his own words. Kvothe decides to tell this story in his own words to a traveling chronicler over the course of three days. This is the story of Kvothe, a figure who has managed to make himself into a legend, but like many legends, the details get twisted and exaggerated. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss harkens back to an old way of storytelling: The oral story.

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