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66. Dream House as I Love Lucy
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
Back in the timeline of their relationship, the woman from the Dream House tells Machado to stop singing, which she hasn’t realized she does all the time. Machado says that if the woman can’t accept her singing, she can’t accept her as a person. The woman replies, “Maybe.”
The woman treats Machado’s singing—an inherently joyful, carefree act—as a nuisance, a sign that she doesn’t prioritize Machado’s happiness or freedom of expression.
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