The central theme in Riot was definitely to find who you really are and embrace it. Claire, the protagonist, was confused about who she was and if she fit in the whole story. This inner conflict led to her rediscover her identity. One example for Claire not knowing who she really was took place when she left the Inn and took to the streets to find herself like she had mentioned earlier (66). This led to her being abused by Maeve, while trying to find herself, for her race in the streets (114). The other part of the theme, embracing who you are, was shown several times throughout the novel. Claire finally accepted that she was black and she fit in right where she was, in the Peacock Inn with her family, the Johnsons. At the end of the book,
