They individual stories are heartbreaking and true and make a for a rich story and speaks to the diverse nature of our country. She want’s to change the world but more then anything she was be noticed. Mabel, the one without any kind of powers feels out of place because she can’t read objects or disappear or walk in dreams. Theta is afraid the other will find out about her powers and gets an even bigger surprised when her past comes back to haunt her. Evie is clinging on to her fame as a radio host but also can’t decide between Sam and Jericho. Will and Sister Walker both are part of opening the gap between the living in the dead and creating the Diviners. They start working with Will and Sister Walker to improve their powers but they all have secrets. They powers are growing but are strongest together.
Our Diviner’s, Evie, Sam, Memphis, Henry, Ling, Isiah, Theta, Jericho and Mabel have now faced two ghosts and are starting to understand the threat they are facing. Their “Make America Great Again” so to say. If we can weed out all the undesirable elements of our a population we would be stronger.
The racist policy was dressed up as a way to make America better and stronger. It influenced government policy, immigration and mental health and would later inspire those in Nazi Party. The Eugenic’s movement that was full swing in the 1920’s where white supremacist used pseudoscience to prove that the white race was superior to all others. Themes of race, sexual orientation, patriotism, health, sexism and worker’s rights are very prevalent through out Before the Devil Breaks You and The Diviner’s series just as they are today. All she would have to do is change some of the slang and add some emoji’s. Libba Bray has set The Diviner’s series in the twenties but in our current political climate it could easily be a contemporary novel. Those who do not know their own history are doomed to repeat it.
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