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Chapter 39. The After
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Monday’s Not Coming, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Child Abuse
Family, Community, and Responsibility
Growing Up, Independence, and Friendship
Secrecy and Shame
Poverty, Social Support, and Desperation
Memory, Repression, and Trauma
Summary
Analysis
The Facebook picture gets taken down, but distance grows between Claudia and Monday. Monday acts strange for weeks, skipping school some days and when she does come, she eats two plates of food, drinks at every fountain, and wears wrinkled clothes. She comes over sometimes and she and Claudia dance, but her dance is missing passion and soul. Claudia wonders what’s happening to their friendship.
Though Claudia wonders what’s going on with her and Monday’s friendship, the better question here is what’s going on with Monday. Given how much Monday loves school, it’s odd that she’d be skipping and seemingly neglecting her appearance. And drinking and eating so much also implies that she might not be getting enough to eat or drink at home, a possible sign of abuse and neglect.
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