The first theme that I decided to talk about is fighting against wrong doing. This is important in the book because Gretchen is abused by her father throughout the novel. She confides in Cal and he is the only person that he can talk to about it. Eventually he gets tired of hearing about and decides to act on it. The way he goes about it is not necessarily the best way of doing it, but he does it non the less. The majority of this book is based around this idea because this is one of the main themes. I wanted to talk about this theme because it is very important for people to not only stand up for themselves, but others as well. Sometimes people do not know how to stand up for themselves because they are scared, or too weak to do so. That is why it is important for the bigger man, or woman to do it for them. I do not define "bigger" as a size, but more of an attitude and a morale. Bigger as in stronger willed and someone having strong values.
The next theme that I wanted to talk about was not given from the list of choices, but one that I noticed myself: growing up in adolescence. The reason I believe this is an important theme is because like my previous theme that I had talked about, it is present through the entire book. Cal is learning how to grow up and figure out what he needs to do in life. He has a hard time deciding what to do when Gretchen talks to him about her situation but eventually grows up and comes up with a solution; the solution he came up with was very immature but he grew up and made a decision by himself. Gretchen also grows up a little bit when she decides to seek help from Calvin. When she told Cal about her problems I don't think she did it with the intentions of him helping her, but subconsciously that is what she wanted. I kind of think that this theme is probably the most relevant in the novel, compared to the ones given to us, but at the same time all of the themes are also very important.
The next theme that I wanted to talk about was not given from the list of choices, but one that I noticed myself: growing up in adolescence. The reason I believe this is an important theme is because like my previous theme that I had talked about, it is present through the entire book. Cal is learning how to grow up and figure out what he needs to do in life. He has a hard time deciding what to do when Gretchen talks to him about her situation but eventually grows up and comes up with a solution; the solution he came up with was very immature but he grew up and made a decision by himself. Gretchen also grows up a little bit when she decides to seek help from Calvin. When she told Cal about her problems I don't think she did it with the intentions of him helping her, but subconsciously that is what she wanted. I kind of think that this theme is probably the most relevant in the novel, compared to the ones given to us, but at the same time all of the themes are also very important.