What Is The Theme Of The Leaving By Tara Alterbrando

The five children who return eleven years later do not remember anything, in Tara Alterbrando book, The Leaving. A love story takes place between two main character (Lucas and Scarlett) and it shows the reader that love always overcomes any circumstance. While a love story is taken place mourning is also, over a boy who has yet to return, Max Godard. Max 's family shows us that we all have a breaking point, no matter how strong we are. A mysterious story full of plot twist will lead the way, for these overall two themes of, The leaving. While Lucas and Scarlett have no remembrance of each other during “The Leaving”, they both feel like they have a connection of some sort. Lucas first thought that they had some kind of connection in the beginning of the book. Lucas said “Was she his… girlfriend?” Automatically in the beginning Lucas feels this connection like they were once in love. Scarlett also responded this way. The first places she wanted to run to once she got home was to Lucas. Scarlett thought “She could run there-that way—until she found it. Found him. Wait. Who? Lucas.” The reader can see how Scarlett is confused on why she wants to run to Lucas. She is confused but feels like …show more content…
With major plot twists and on edge reading the reader follows a love story between two of the victims of the eleven year disappearance. We see throughout the book the affection they have for each other and although they don’t understand why, they feel this power of love that they can’t resist. We are shown through this love story that no matter the circumstances the power of love always conquers. We also see a family whose child didn’t return after eleven years and how they mourn with their loss when they finally discover the remain of the boy, Max Godard. We are shown that no matter how hard you try and how much hope you have, we all come to a break