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Secrets are both a major motif and a framing device in the narrative. Analyze the overall significance of secrets to the novel.
Teaching Suggestion: Students may be prompted to return to the text for specific examples or evidence to bolster their analysis. This discussion can also be expanded to connect to themes in the novel such as Personal Differences or Balance; students might be prompted to examine both the role secrets play in strengthening the bond between Cass and Max-Ernest and also how secrets separate the two children from their ordinary worlds. Students might consider how secrets/the Secret push Cass and Max-Ernest to confront challenges in the Secret world and grow as characters.