Dune

Dune

by

Frank Herbert

Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife Character Analysis

A young woman of extraordinary cognitive powers, Alia is born after her father, Duke Leto, is killed and when her mother, Lady Jessica, and brother, Paul, have taken refuge with Stilgar’s sietch in the desert. Alia’s powers arise from the awakening she experienced in the womb when Jessica underwent the Fremen Water of Life test.

Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife Quotes in Dune

The Dune quotes below are all either spoken by Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife or refer to Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Power and Violence Theme Icon
).
Book 3, Part 10 Quotes

“I’m sorry, Grandfather,” Alia said. You’ve met the Atreides gom jabbar.”

Related Characters: Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife (speaker), Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Related Symbols: Gom Jabbar
Page Number: 753
Explanation and Analysis:
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Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife Quotes in Dune

The Dune quotes below are all either spoken by Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife or refer to Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Power and Violence Theme Icon
).
Book 3, Part 10 Quotes

“I’m sorry, Grandfather,” Alia said. You’ve met the Atreides gom jabbar.”

Related Characters: Alia Atreides / St. Alia-of-the-Knife (speaker), Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Related Symbols: Gom Jabbar
Page Number: 753
Explanation and Analysis: