Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Noughts and Crosses, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Racism, Division, and Tragedy
Awareness and Privilege
Love, Lust, Power, and Violence
Friendship
Youth, Innocence, and Growing Up
Family
Summary
Analysis
All along his journey down the coast, Callum phones Sephy’s house and uses their old signal. Hopefully she’ll be willing to see him. At nightfall, he creeps up the stone steps to the rose garden outside her bedroom window. Is Sephy going to be willing to talk? Callum has to see her.
For Callum, it’s essential to see Sephy and see how she feels about being pregnant with his baby. Using their old signal is a way for Callum to connect to his childhood and the way things used to be, which helps him feel more alive than he has in years.
Themes
