Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Ambition vs. Morality
Femininity, Sexuality, and Power
Truth and Identity
Family
Summary
Analysis
Back in the present, Monique asks Evelyn if she ever confronted Celia about that phone call. Meanwhile, Monique’s phone rings with David’s ringtone—she turns the ringer off. Evelyn says she preferred to make up with Celia than to fight, but it hurt that Celia had said what every other man had made Evelyn feel—that her beauty was the only worthwhile thing about her. Meanwhile, she’d begun to doubt how long she would last as a movie star now that she was beginning to age.
Monique finds it easier to invest her attention in Evelyn’s story than to face her own problems. Evelyn treasured her relationship with Celia more than she wanted to win any argument, but that made her particularly vulnerable to Celia’s attacks—standing up for herself could’ve destroyed their relationship, so Evelyn had to allow Celia to hurt her.
Themes
