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83. Spain
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
The plane lands in Madrid in the afternoon. Emoni spent the flight sleeping on Malachi’s shoulder, but now, she’s in her assigned seat next to Richard and Amanda. As the class gets off and goes to get their luggage, it’s a mess: Pretty Leslie brought two suitcases and a duffel bag. Emoni and Malachi lean against the wall, watching Chef Ayden count everyone, and they say that they’re here. They still have to take a bus to Sevilla, but they made this trip happen. And the class looks so American and beautiful and happy.
As Emoni and her classmates land in Spain, Emoni is overcome with pride. Her observation that the class looks so beautiful and happy highlights how normal, and yet how exceptional, her classmates are. They worked extremely hard to get here, and now, all Emoni has to do is sit back and enjoy her first trip to another country.
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