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95. Dream House as Exercise in Style
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
In the present, Machado realizes that trying to tell her story without its central part was “poison.” Because she couldn’t express her predicament or see the reality of it, she drank that poison.
While storytelling allows Machado to take control of her narrative, she also realizes it can be dangerous, giving her the power to erase and ignore the abuse she’s experiencing.
Themes
