Major themes Silvera explores in They Both Die at the End are as follows: loss, love, and fate. They all play a significant role in the development of this novel. However, through the role of Death-Cast, Silvera majorly investigates fate. In Silvera’s novel, everyone perceives fate as destiny; they are scared to challenge it. Rufus’s Decker family did not try to save themselves; they just accepted that since they were Deckers, they had to die. Unlike in Silvera’s world, we question fate every day. For instance, I once bled my knees by falling off my bike. I’m not certain if that was fate or carelessness. Wearing knee pads would have softened my fall, but it would not have changed my fate. On the other hand, if I was biking slowly, I may not
