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Summary
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in In the Dream House, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Queer Visibility
Christianity and Shame
Abuse, Trauma, and Healing
Storytelling, Responsibility, and Freedom
Summary
Analysis
Machado says she never reads prologues: if the author thinks what they have to say is important, why hide it?
From the very beginning, it’s clear that Machado’s priority is to expose the truth of her story and that every part of that story is worthy of the reader’s attention.
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