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Chapter 23
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
Janelle’s poem is about her inner beauty. She chastises anyone who would insult her looks and ignore the beautiful person that is inside of her.
While Devon may not have insulted Janelle, her poem suggests that other people have negatively commented on her looks. In a sense, the poem is also reflexive, as Janelle herself is too focused on beauty standards that do not reflect inner beauty.
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