If I Stay

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Themes

All Themes Sacrifice and Choice Music and Harmony Love, Family, and Relationships Life and Death

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Characters

All Characters Mia Hall Adam Wilde Kim Schein Kat Hall (Mom) Denny Hall (Dad) Teddy Hall Gran Gramps Nurse Ramirez Henry Willow Mrs. Schein Professor Christie Brooke Vega Mr. Dunlap Great Aunt Glo

Symbols

All Symbols The Cello Punk Rock and Classical Music Angels

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Themes

All Themes
Sacrifice and Choice
Music and Harmony
Love, Family, and Relationships
Life and Death

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Mia Hall
Adam Wilde
Kim Schein
Kat Hall (Mom)
Denny Hall (Dad)
Teddy Hall
Gran
Gramps
Nurse Ramirez
Henry
Willow
Mrs. Schein
Professor Christie
Brooke Vega
Mr. Dunlap
Great Aunt Glo

Symbols

All Symbols
The Cello
Punk Rock and Classical Music
Angels

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Munk, Olivia. "If I Stay." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 24 Nov 2015. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Chicago

Munk, Olivia. "If I Stay." LitCharts LLC, November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/if-i-stay.

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