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 Now This reports that Evelyn and Harry are getting a divorce after 15 years of marriage. According to the article, Evelyn and Harry have been living separately for a few years while Evelyn has been kindling a relationship with Max Girard, who may be her “lucky ticket to happiness” now that the two have announced their engagement.
The language in this article, much like in the novel’s previous tabloid pieces, reveals the popular attitude toward marriage as a “ticket to happiness”—a kind of simple transaction that’s either effective or not—even though Evelyn’s several previous marriages have all been much more complex than this idealistic language would suggest.
Themes
