Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Family, Responsibility, and Growing Up
Love and Fear
Social Structure, Reputation, and High School
Lies vs. Honesty
Summary
Analysis
Lara Jean is at the bookstore where Josh works, getting a book for English class. She sneaks up behind Josh and then, giggling, says that she and Peter are back together. She feels like they can talk about everything, like books, movies, and “the usual stuff.” Josh remarks that he didn’t think Peter was into reading and then goes to help a coworker. This wasn’t the reaction Lara Jean wanted, but she figures that things can go back to normal now.
Lara Jean and Peter may have made a bit of a miscalculation: Josh’s reaction suggests that others don’t care about their pretend relationship as much as they thought. This doesn’t quite register for Lara Jean in this moment, but it does suggest that the pretend relationship is going to be more meaningful for Lara Jean and Peter than anyone else.
Themes
