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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 there’s no real ending to her story—she just has to decide to stop telling it at some point.
Though Machado used numerous different literary techniques and genres to tell her story, she acknowledges that she’s ultimately unable to control the shape of the narrative. It’s an organic, living thing.
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