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
An article in a 1960 issue of Photomoment describes Evelyn’s appearance at the Audience Appreciation Awards in a green dress as lackluster, while Celia “dazzled.” It reports that at the awards evening, the two of them didn’t talk to each other at all, possibly because Evelyn’s jealous of Celia’s Oscar nomination while she didn’t receive one herself. The article ends by calling Evelyn “green with envy.”
The previous article from the same publication focused on Evelyn and Celia’s friendship, so this change in tone emphasizes the fickleness—and inaccuracy—of the media. Instead of allowing two high-profile women to coexist, it’s more lucrative to print an article that pits them against each other.
Themes
