Themes

I'm not really sure if lonliness is a theme or not. It's the only real one that sticks out to me however. Everyone at The Flowers is plagued by some sort of emptiness or lonliness. The Flowers actually kind of reminds me of rehab. I've never been to rehab, but it just seems like all these people who collectively feel the same or have a common struggle are forced to be in this one place. I really don't think rehab is too helpful because of that reason, but I can't judge that. Anyway, everyone in The Flowers seems to be experiencing lonliness, even if they are in fact not alone, and even surrounded by a community. Sonny, for example is the prime carrier of this theme. He is very distant with everyone, and even though he brings a lot of it on himself, he is still lonely. Cindy binds to Sonny. It's kind of like a "You're unhappy I'm unhappy so we can make each other happy" kind of deal. But that's really the worst deal you could make. Cindy is very lonely and pines for the attention of others because she is unhappily married. Sonny's mom Silvia, who is also married, feels like her freedom is in danger and feels estranged from her husband and family. Nika's verbal abuse from her father seperates her from her family and because of the abuse she suffers, believes she will always feel unworthy and in turn, be lonely. Clloyd is even lonely. His constant control over Sylvia is backfiring in a way and he begins to feel like because he doesn't have control over her, he is distant from her. We can see him in the story being concerned about her, but it doesn't seem like it's for her well-being, but more for his own re-assurance. Lonliness seems to be a prominent theme between all the people in The Flowers.