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Chapter 54. 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
Claudia says she’d be white if she was a color. White is virginal and pure—and boring. All the colors that came at her didn’t “bleed into [her] canvas,” which is why she couldn’t remember this story. It’s difficult now to see all she couldn’t remember. But Claudia is willing to change. She’s willing to appreciate and learn from all the colors she loves, and she’s open to a new beginning.
In this chapter, Claudia sounds much healthier and as though she’s finally figuring out how to deal with her trauma. Saying she’s willing to learn from her past offers hope that she now realizes how important it is to remember that past and internalize the lessons it has to offer.
Themes
