Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Out of the Dust, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Nature, Survival, and the Dust Bowl
Poverty, Charity, and Community
Coming of Age
Family and Forgiveness
Summary
Analysis
The rain grows enough grass for the cattle to graze on. Billie Jo hears Joe De La Flor singing as he rides around on horseback.
Joe De La Flor’s singing implies that he, too, is hopeful about the coming season. Like Billie Jo’s father, he has to think things will continue to improve in order to survive.
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