The chapter raises several themes, some of which are recurrent and the others new. The following are the key themes within the chapter provided with support and quotations:
Trusting old friends – is a theme that this chapter is based upon. Said calls upon his two of his old friends for rather sizeable favors that he believes will help him carry out his goal.
Forgiveness – This is a recurring theme within the novel and is apparent in the chapter through Said’s conversation with Tarzan.
“You don’t need to apologize ever to anyone!” (p.189)
Consistency through time – Contradictory to past chapters, for the first time Said describes things as familiar in that “Nothing had changed… felt he’d left it only yesterday” (p.188 )
Honor even as a convicted thief – In this chapter, Said’s return is admired by those in the café. It is expressed that even though Said was a thief, people still felt sympathetic towards him having gone to jail.
“It was thanks to a traitor I had to go to jail… Tarzan shook his head sympathetically” (p. 189)
Tags: Consistency, Forgiveness, Honor, Themes, Time, Trust
