Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in With the Fire on High, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Coming of Age and Teen Parenthood
Creativity vs. Professional Norms
Food and Connection
Caregiving, Independence, and Identity
Support, Community, and Mentorship
Summary
Analysis
In the morning, Emoni says goodbye to Babygirl and hurries to school. She hates saying goodbye, though she knows she must in order to care for her daughter. In Advisory, Emoni gets her revised schedule and discovers that she was accepted into the culinary arts class. Emoni shakes with excitement.
It’s important to note here that Emoni acknowledges that she has to get some space from Babygirl in order to be a good parent. It’s healthy and necessary, she realizes, that she have time at school to figure out who she is—and take a culinary arts class.
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