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Part 2: Trust Issues
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The 57 Bus, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Gender and Sexuality
Adolescent Crime vs. Adult Crime
Binary Thought and Inclusive Language
Discrimination and Social Justice
Accountability, Redemption, and Forgiveness
Summary
Analysis
After the robbery, Richard stays away from school for a few days. When he goes back, he visits Kaprice in her office and tells her about the whole ordeal. Then he gives her Jasmine’s phone number. Richard wants Kaprice and Jasmine to be friends so his mother will know how hard he is working. “I’ma graduate,” Richard says. “And I’ma make her happy.”
Again, this reflects Richard’s dedication to achieving his goals, which implies that he is not an inherent criminal. In this light, Richard surely doesn’t deserve to spend the rest of his life in prison because of one misguided prank.
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