Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Piecing Me Together, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Intersectionality, Identity, and Discrimination
The Power of Language
Mentorship, Opportunity, and Dignity
Friendship
Summary
Analysis
That night at dinner, Maxine shows Jade around the restaurant, which is a renovated school. Once they’re seated, Maxine points out that Jade isn’t the only one who hates Jon. Jade suggests that she, Bailey, and Kira don’t hate Jon; they just support Maxine. Maxine smiles and cries, and Jade says that for what it’s worth, Jon doesn’t deserve her time or attention. Maxine says she needs to be better about setting boundaries, and they make a deal: Maxine will drop Jon if Jade promises not to quit Woman to Woman.
Reframing Maxine’s comment about people hating Jon shows again that Jade has a firm grasp of how to use language to make people feel a certain way. In this situation, it helps Jade and Maxine understand each other better and begin to trust each other. This, in turn, will help them become better friends and it’ll help Maxine be a better mentor too.
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