There were several themes that I found in the book The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy.
The main theme that I really noticed in this book was being who you want to be. I think that Fox portrays this theme the most out of all the other characters. She wanted to be the Queen of the Foxes, so she was. Another example of this theme was when Joan and Fox are sharing their first-place story in front of a huge story. Their short story was called “The Wild Girls”, and it pretty much was the story of their adventures in the forests. They were the wild girls. However, they didn’t feel like the wild girls in their nice new outfits. So they took some makeup and put some war paint on their faces while they read their story. This shows that Joan and Fox were being who they wanted to be. They wanted to be Wild Girls.
Another theme that I found in this novel was you are never too old to use your imagination. The two main characters, once again Joan and Fox, portrayed this theme the most. Even though these girls were in middle school, every single day they used their wonderful imagination. They went on crazy adventures and lived each day to the fullest by doing so. I think that Joan is the one that ended up figuring this out, and Fox kind of knew it all along. Another character that portrayed this theme was Verla Volante. Verla is a writer and she uses her broad imagination every single day when she teaches her writing class.
The last theme I will mention that I found is, don’t judge a book by its cover. Fox’s dad, Gus, portrayed this theme the best. Gus looks like a big, scary biker guy. But really, he might as well be the nicest man you have ever met. At first, Joan does judge him in a way, and she is afraid. Her mother reacts the same way. Gus isn’t always well-kept looking, and his house is quite messy. But, he does mean well. After Joan and her mother got to know Gus, they realized that he is really a nice guy.
This book had a lot of themes, but these three are the ones that really spoke to me. Thanks for reading! J
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