Connecting a Theme

* Note to the readers: This post contains info about the book if you intend to read the book, take appropriate precautions.*

The book I just finish reading is Taken by Norah McClintock. First I would like to say that this book is awesome and I recommend it to anyone and everyone in the class. I believe the theme of this amazing novel is manipulation. The main character is a teenage girl who is suspected to be another victim of the serial killer in the area who has already killed two girls. We see that she is not only manipulated by her emotions throughout her adventure but also in the shocking ending by the person who really kidnapped her. The largest part where we can clearly see manipulation is in the last two or so chapters. I believe she is manipulated by her emotions because of the fact that she is constantly telling herself that something will go wrong causing more inner conflict.As for what the book says about the theme, I think the book is saying that manipulation can be both physical and emotional, and man vs. self and man vs. man.