Do the Reckoners have a moral responsibility to help fix the city after they destroy its governing system? Explore both sides of the argument, and choose two characters who would support each argument.

Steelheart shares many plot similarities to another well-known Sanderson work, Mistborn: The Final Empire. Identify similarities and differences between these plots and how they address themes surrounding oppressive tyrants.

How does the novel’s four-part structure define miniature narrative arcs within the overall plot, and what is the purpose of each?