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Chapter 35
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Power, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Power and Violence
Corruption
Gender Reversals and Sexism
Stories, History, and Perspective
Religion and Manipulation
Revolution and Social Change
Summary
Analysis
One of the women approaches Darrell, telling him there’s a soldier (Jocelyn) on one of their back paths, taking photographs. Darrell feels his skein twitch: he’s been practicing and he feels ready to use it. Bernie insists on keeping the skein a secret, but Darrell decides to go out to the gate. He can see the women watching from the windows as he approaches Jocelyn.
Even though Darrell has only just acquired a skein, he is already being corrupted by its power. Despite his father’s warnings not to use it, he feels compelled to prove his power to Jocelyn and to the other women. Simply having the power compels him to use it.
Themes
