Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Code Name Verity, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Friendship
War, Women, and Gender Roles
The Horrors of War
Resistance and Courage
Storytelling
Summary
Analysis
Maddie writes that she had a dream about flying with Julie. They were in Dympna’s Puss Moth, heading to Scotland. The skies were gold, and there weren’t any barrage balloons, but it wasn’t peacetime, either. Maddie was fighting with the plane, which wanted to climb like the Lysander she crashed. But Julie asked to help. The plane suddenly had dual controls, and Julie tipped her control column forward. Everything was perfect as the girls flew the plane together.
Maddie’s dream reveals just how much she loves and misses Julie. It’s possible to read the broken Lysander as a symbol for the broken world around Maddie and Julie—and when things improve as Julie helps Maddie fly the plane, it suggests that their friendship is going to help make things right.
Themes
