Together Forever: Heterodestiny and the Soulmate Trope in Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses Series

2025/01/01 by Jessica Caravaggio · 1 voice
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Psychology · Social Sciences · #African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues #Cinema and Media Studies #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

paper · pdf · doi:10.70138/krya5579

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/12/17 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/04

Abstract

Introduction When feminist scholars employ the terms “compulsory heterosexuality” or “compulsory sexuality” they are usually doing so in reference to queer persons or communities who feel pressured by social, political, and or economic forces to perform heterosexuality, or, in the case of asexual persons or communities, to perform any kind of sexual attraction.[1] For example,

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• Jessica Caravaggio analyzes the soulmate trope in the ACOTAR series in her article "Together Forever: Heterodestiny and the Soulmate Trope in Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses Series": doi.o [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]

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