Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Same Kind of Different as Me, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Slavery and Racism
Homelessness
Reconciliation
Christian Faith
Charity, Love, and Ego
Summary
Analysis
Denver continues his narration. Denver spends all night praying for Deborah next to the dumpster, where he knows he will be undisturbed. He asks God to heal her and asks him why this is happening. After several hours, Denver feels some comfort knowing that even if he doesn’t know where Deborah is going, God does.
Denver’s all-night prayer vigil demonstrates his own growing faith, undoubtedly spurred on by Ron and Deborah’s example. Significantly, Denver also demonstrates one of the benefits of Christian faith: although he has no material possessions, he can still be generous and give his prayers to Deborah as an act of love.
Themes
