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42. Hurricane Season
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in With the Fire on High, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Coming of Age and Teen Parenthood
Creativity vs. Professional Norms
Food and Connection
Caregiving, Independence, and Identity
Support, Community, and Mentorship
Summary
Analysis
This recipe serves a person’s “ego when you’re full of regret.” Emoni lists the ingredients and instructs cooks to thicken the strawberries, water, and sugar for three Cardi B songs. This makes a syrup that then gets added to milk. The drink is best enjoyed while playing with one’s toddler and listening to Rihanna.
As with the tembleque recipe that opened the novel, there’s little indication why exactly Emoni is making strawberry milk, except that she’s regretful. This suggests that something is going to change for Emoni; she’ll regret some choice she’s made thus far.
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