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42. Life is a Gift; Madeline’s Dictionary
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Everything, Everything, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Coming of Age
Trust and Lies
Family, Abuse, and Bravery
The Value of Experience
Summary
Analysis
Back in her room, Maddy pulls the curtains aside. Olly is at his window and when he notices Maddy, he looks afraid. He mimes typing, but Maddy shakes her head. Olly comes back with a marker and writes on his window, asking if Maddy is okay and grounded from the internet. He writes an apology, but Maddy shakes her head to convey that it’s not his fault—this is just life.
Remember that Maddy has no reason to believe that seriously engaging with the outside world will end well, hence her insistence that this outcome is just the way things are. This also suggests that she still sees herself as subject to her mom’s rule, and doesn’t yet feel comfortable advocating for herself even though she’s a legal adult.
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