Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Winter’s Bone, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Silence and Secrets
Family, Destiny, and Inheritance
Violence and Decay
Isolation and Independence
Women and Matriarchy
Summary
Analysis
Back at home, Gail helps Ree to clean herself. Ree is in tremendous pain, and she soaks in the bathtub, unable to focus on anything but her hurt.
Gail cares for Ree tenderly, in the absence of anyone else who might be able to.
Themes
