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Chapter 18
Themes
and Colors
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Bronx Masquerade, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Poetry, Healing, and Identity
Race and Prejudice
The Value of Community
Growing Up and Familial Expectations
Summary
Analysis
Lupe’s poem surprises Tyrone because she rarely speaks. He refers to Lupe as “the daydreamer” and wonders why she never smiles.
The fact that Lupe does not smile suggests that there is more going on with her than meets the eye. Once again, Tyrone realizes he may have misjudged one of his classmates.
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