Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Everything, Everything, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Coming of Age
Trust and Lies
Family, Abuse, and Bravery
The Value of Experience
Summary
Analysis
Maddy hopes that the beeping of the alarm keypad isn’t loud enough to wake Mom. The door unseals, and Outside, the world is so quiet it seems to roar. The door handle is cool and smooth. Since it’s so early in the morning, Maddy can’t see much more than silhouettes of trees and gates. She smells the flowers in Olly’s garden and throws pebbles at his window. He comes down and Maddy kisses him. He tastes like Maddy remembers.
Keep in mind that Maddy has only been outside the one time—and that time, she wasn’t paying attention to how things felt or sounded. Now, she can actually pay attention to her neighborhood and can come to a better understanding of what it’s like, how it functions, and where she fits into it.
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