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Chapter 28
Themes
and Colors
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Harbor Me, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Freedom and Justice
Stories and Memory
Unity vs. Division
Race and Identity
Summary
Analysis
The following week, Esteban comes back to class. Everyone rushes to hug him, and he tells them all that his family moved in with his aunt in Queens and that his father has sent him another poem. He reads it in Spanish first, and then reads his English translation. The poem includes an image of an army of ants planning revolution underneath a rock. As Esteban finishes and the class cheers, Haley compares their group to an army of ants banding together.
After Tiago’s story, Esteban’s insistence upon reading his poems in both language seems especially important and especially brave. The image of the colony of ants under the rock sticks with Haley, reminding her of their group; it does echo the image of the six kids forming a shield around Ashton, creating a unified front for a common purpose. Like ants, they’re stronger together.
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