In the novel, each of the characters are members of society who rely on technological devices to give them needed news. That is: can these couples trust each other despite not having much information at their disposal? TechnologyĪ fairly significant theme in the novel is humanity's over-reliance on connectivity and technological devices. It also forms the basis for one of the major conflicts in the novel. This starts Amanda and the couple's relationship on the wrong foot, and understandably engenders some resentment between everyone. In fact, Amanda said: “This didn't seem to her like the sort of house where Black people lived” because it was so nice and so high-class.

Specifically, she doesn't believe that the cabin belongs to them because they are a Black couple. In the novel, for instance, Amanda does not believe that the couple that claims to own the cabin that she and her significant other had rented for a vacation belonged to them. In fact, they are mired in a slow, banal process during which they fight to discover what is happening in the world around them, all while dealing with strange people.Īnother major theme in Leave the World Behind is the damaging effects of racism. By virtue of the character's geographical location (in a remote cabin) and because of their lack of access to resources, the characters in Leave the World Behind are not in a state of chaos. Throughout the genre and in popular culture, people in an apocalyptic world are portrayed to be in a state of constant chaos and uncertainty. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĪ key theme of Leave the World Behindis the subversion of readers' expectations in an apocalyptic world.

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Leave the world behind themes