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Chapter 20
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Deadly, Unna?, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Race, Injustice, and Action
Courage and Masculinity
Duty and Sacrifice
Teamwork and Family
Summary
Analysis
One hot night, Pickles and Blacky are sitting on the anchor. Blacky keeps asking about the McDermotts and whether or not either of them is dating Cathy but Pickles only wants to talk about his maggots. Pickles suggests they go play eight-ball at the pub, but Blacky hesitates. Pickles accuses him of waiting around for Cathy, who’s not coming by. Blacky denies that he has a crush on her and agrees to go to the pub.
Once again, Blacky must hide his genuine feelings from his oldest friend, Pickles, because boys in their town are not encouraged to openly express their feelings. Being dependent upon a woman would also make Blacky look weak in the eyes of his community, so he denies his infatuation.
Themes
