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Part 3, Chapter 33: The Process
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
Physically depleted, Jesse ambles down the grey streets of Ottawa with all feelings of hope gone. Painfully recalling childhood memories at his grandparents’ house, he longs for some connection or sense of belonging but knows none can be found. He defecates in his pants as he walks.
