Main Themes of "Here We Are" and "That Evening Sun Go Down"

While in class, we went over some of the main theme(s) of each story we had read for that class.  Elaborating on them more is needed:

"Here We Are"-Dorothy Parker

• One of the main themes, the most important theme, for this piece is marriage.  (The tenuous nature of marriage.)  The newlyweds have just left on a train to New York for their honeymoon.  This is the first time they have really been with each other, and only them.  They always had other people around.  Knowing this is their honeymoon, you would think things would go great!  But that is the exact opposite.  As soon as the are boarded, the fighting begins.  If it's not one thing, it's another.  First off it's the wife's hat, then it's one of the bridesmaids, then the fighting keeps going back and forth from one to another.  Other little things also come into play with their fights. 
• Second, uncertainty and self-doubt come out as one of the themes in "Here We Are."  The wife is very, very uncertain.  All the time she is either doubting herself, her newly married husband, or even her sister and friend.  There isn't much uncertainty from the husband, but the wife sure does pick up his slack.
• Lastly, the startling realizations that come with sudden "togetherness."  Like I said before, the newlyweds had never really been together, alone.  There had always been other people around.  Now that the two of them have embarked on their honeymoon, it is only the two of them together.  No more Parents.  No more Friends.  Just them.  This is when the startling realization of sudden "togetherness" comes into play.  They had been together for years, but they really only been together, together for about five minutes.

"That Evening Sun Go Down"-William Faulkner

• The most important theme I thought was family.  Throughout the entire story, there is always mention of a brother, sister, mother, or father.  In this story, the kids stick together as a family.  This is seen in more than one scene.  Also, when the kids decided to actually go over to Nancy's house, their father is the one who comes and picks them up.  I feel like this shows how important family really is.  The father was the one to get check on the kids, make sure they were okay and not hurt in some way or another.  If the father hadn't shown up, I feel like this theme may not be as important.
• One of the biggest themes in this story is racism.  Racism had become stronger than ever in the South during the time in which this story was written.  Not only was the racism becoming worse in the South, but in the North it was increasing too.  More and more African-Americans were loosing their jobs just to make enough for the white folks.  Nancy, the black girl in the story, works for the family.  She is in fact lucky to still carry her job.  That is if Jubah doesn't change things...