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Natasha's hot pink headphones symbolize her desire to shut herself out from the rest of the world. Although the headphones were a gift from Samuel and therefore a demonstration of his love and affection, Natasha views them as a tool to isolate herself and ignore the novel's overwhelming assertion that all beings are somehow connected to each other. It's telling, then, that Natasha allows herself to connect with Daniel after her headphones break—their absence means that she can no longer ignore that she does indeed have ties to others.
Headphones Quotes in The Sun is Also a Star
The The Sun is Also a Star quotes below all refer to the symbol of Headphones. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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She glances up at me again but shows no sign that she recognizes me, even though I've been here every day for the last week. To her I'm just another anonymous face, another applicant, another someone who wants something from America.
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Headphones Symbol Timeline in The Sun is Also a Star
The timeline below shows where the symbol Headphones appears in The Sun is Also a Star. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
Natasha believes Patricia is right, but she grabs her headphones and her physics textbook anyway. Peter reminds her that since they're leaving, she'll never have...
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Chapter 4
Natasha puts her personal items—phone, headphones, backpack—into a bin before she walks through the metal detector. She doesn't smile as the...
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Chapter 9
...about frivolous things. Mr. Barnes using "irie" is the last straw. She takes off her headphones and asks him about his vacation. He never left the resort because his wife didn't...
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Chapter 19
...their way around a black girl (Natasha) swaying on the sidewalk. She has big pink headphones on and looks entirely lost in her music.
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Chapter 20
...and offers her his hand. She takes it, doesn't offer her name, and puts her headphones back on. She tells him to have a nice life and leaves the store.
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Chapter 24
...of Daniel, and he assures the reader that he's not following her. She has her headphones on and is lost in her music. Daniel is right behind her as she steps...
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...if Daniel knows how long she's had "this," and he realizes she's cradling her broken headphones. She looks ready to cry, and Daniel offers to buy her another pair. He's desperate...
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Chapter 26
Natasha thinks it's weird that Daniel looks ready to cry and thinks that new headphones could never replace her now broken ones. Samuel bought them for her not long after...
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Chapter 27
...sad to notice how shallow and horny he is. When Natasha looks up from her headphones and meets his eyes, he feels a sense of déjà vu, but like he's experiencing...
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