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Part Six, Chapter Fourteen
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Identity, Ethnicity, and Masculinity
Silence and Trauma vs. Communication
Family and Coming of Age
Intellectualism and Emotion vs. Physical Strength
Summary
Analysis
Dante asks Ari what he really loves. Ari answers that he loves the desert, but Dante says that it’s a lonely place. Ari isn’t sure and thinks that Dante just doesn’t understand. He starts to think that he is knowable.
Ari’s insistence to the reader that he’s knowable suggests that he’s finally coming to terms with who he is. The question now is whether or not Ari will share his true self with others.
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