-COURAGE Courage is a major theme throughout this novel because it took a lot of courage for Belle to work for such a prestigious man and put on the cover of a white woman in front of a high class white population. -SECRETS Secrets are prominent for Belle through the entire book. Belle had to keep many secrets, especially her true identity. -HARD WORK Belle had to work hard through her entire life to get to where she is. Belle began working in a library at a university and her hard work there got her the job with J.P. Morgan. Once Belle was working for J.P. she had to continue to work hard to keep her job and impress other high class people.
Favorite Quote
“For me, he was the father I’d lost, the companion with whom I could discuss the day's minutiae, the business mentor who’d supported me beyond my wildest dreams, and the lover for whom I longed but could never have”(249).