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LitCourse 10
How to Read: Theme
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Theme is . . .

"Powder"
Spontaneity and risk, not always knowing or able to control the outcome, are important for a full life.

Supporting evidence: After removing the roadblock, the boy begins to enjoy the downhill drive and realizes that a bit of risk and uncertainty are exciting. "And the best was yet to come—switchbacks and hairpins impossible to describe.... If you haven't driven fresh powder, you haven't driven."