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Chapter 58
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Ambition vs. Morality
Femininity, Sexuality, and Power
Truth and Identity
Family
Summary
Analysis
An article in Now This announces Evelyn’s marriage to Robert Jamison—Evelyn’s seventh marriage and Robert’s first. The article describes the wedding, which took place in the courthouse, and reports that Evelyn, Robert, and Connor took off on a trip to Spain soon afterward, making the assumption that they went to visit Celia.
The dramatic contrast between the number of times Evelyn and Robert have been married doesn’t just emphasize how complex Evelyn’s relationship history has been. It also suggests that society doesn’t put as much pressure on men as on women to get married—a man can be respected and successful without a wife, but a woman can’t be successful or respected unless she has a husband.
Themes
