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Part 3, Chapter 16: The King of Somalia
Themes
and Colors
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in From the Ashes, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Homelessness and Identity
Overcoming Past Trauma
Love and Redemption
Loyalty vs. Self-Preservation
Summary
Analysis
Jesse brings his friend Marko with him to meet Flip, a crack dealer. Flip has a strict policy about “no new customers” and presses a gun barrel into Jesse’s forehead. The situation is only resolved when Flip hears nearby sirens and runs away.
This brief incident underscores the constant danger Jesse is in due to his struggles with substance abuse.
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