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
Callum can’t believe Sephy said that—he’s going to wake up from this dream any minute. His mind is playing tricks on him. Callum is a nought, but he’s “worth more than nothing” and isn’t a waste of time and space. He’s not a “blanker.”
For Callum, hearing Sephy use “blanker” is like a punch in the gut. Sephy might think she’s his friend—but she still holds troubling views about noughts that call her ability to support Callum into question.
Themes
