I think that one of the main themes that this book has is identity; each woman is yearning to make sense of her situation and yearning to find some sort of solace and closure in it. Their situations form their identities, and they cannot escape them. The need for love and acceptance is dripping from the pages of this book, and I feel that this can be said of most women. We want love and acceptance, and we want it to never go away and never change. Each of these women tried to find identity in a relationship, and when each relationship failed, their identities failed with them. For example, the lady in blue gave up what she loved (music) and could not regain that passion apart from her boyfriend. She found her identity in him and forgot about the other parts of her life.
Many of my blogs are on this idea of identity, but I feel that it is extremely important in light of this book. What are some of the other major themes that shine through in this book?
I think one central theme throughout the book is definitely pain--all of the women had some sort of experience that through their lives a curve, and like you said, they are trying to regain their sense of peace and identity through it, to be re-reconciled to the world and to themselves. The lady in red, for instance, was in an abusive relationship. The lady in brown, in the beginning of the book, is tired of her segregated community so she finds a hero in Haiti's president and decides to run away to there.
ReplyDeleteAnother main theme is relationships. All of the women seem to have a hurt or two from a man.
community is a huge part of this book. one of the major themes. it was interesting to see how community played out in this book and how the women reacted towards each other in the book. they were good for each other for the most part and it was a good thing for them to be around people who have been through the same things. it was theraputic for them and helped them tremendously.
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