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
Sephy doesn’t turn around when the door opens; she continues to rub her painful stomach. Callum tells her he has dinner, but she doesn’t respond. When he pulls her to face him and gives her a plastic tray, Sephy throws it against the wall. Callum leaves and locks the door behind him.
Now, both Sephy and Callum are resorting to violence. However, Callum’s violence is directed at Sephy (moving her body without her consent) while Sephy’s violence causes no harm. It’s just to make a point, which speaks to her relative powerlessness.
Themes
