Love is a prominent theme in Salvage in the Bones seen in the first few chapters. First we see her talk about her home and the people that she considers the closest to her in life. She discusses the different types of love, one being Skeetah’s love for China, and how and China and her puppies, and the Esch’s family all together. It’s touching to see that Skeetah took on a job cutting grass just so he could buy her the most expensive dog food. Also, important to note that, China’s love for Skeetah is special because he is the only one she will let near the puppies, even though he has a horrible future planned for the pups. China’s love for her puppies, is a motherly instinct type of love that comes automatically. It is her job to nurture and protect them. Skeetah is known for fighting but changes her attitude around to soft and gentle when it comes to her new offspring.
Another type of love is Manny and Esch, we see that Manny doesn’t really love Esch; he takes advantage of her and uses her for sex, and she stays with him. At one point she gets cut and avoids screaming or making a noise over it because she doesn’t want to make herself look like a pansy in front of him.
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