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62. Dreams
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
In an email to Aunt Sarah, Emoni thanks her aunt for the mac and cheese recipe and attaches a picture of her spiced-up version, as well as a picture of Babygirl on Halloween. She explains that Angelica and ’Buela took Babygirl to the rec center’s costume contest, where she narrowly lost to an infant. Then, Emoni asks for Aunt Sarah’s stuffing recipe. She plans to use it as part of a fundraiser for the Spain trip.
As Emoni attaches pictures of Babygirl in particular, she connects more with Aunt Sarah and lets her aunt in on more of her everyday life. She also reveals that she’s been talking to Sarah about Spain, since she’s asking for the stuffing recipe. Using the family stuffing recipe for the trip shows how Emoni continues to blend her personal life with her (hopefully) professional life.
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