I think the primary theme of Roger's essay is that sometimes other people can bring out the best in you, and help you realize that you can do things that you never thought you could. I understand this as the theme because near the end of the essay Rogers says, "Truth: I never would have left at seven-thirty alone, never would have paddled backward, or raced in the dark, or stood at Cheviot admiring the lights from the factory across the river." She realizes that she can be more adventurous and have new and exciting experiences when she is with her friend Emily, whereas she can't do those things when she is alone.
"Why am I following a heartbroken woman into the dark; what makes me imagine that just because there are two of us this is reasonable?" I enjoy when Rogers asks herself this because it shows how she disregards her uncertainties when she is with her friend Emily. She is able to just enjoy her experience.
"The comfort of the car is peculiar but real; in a child's game it would be home base, the place of safety." I love the way Rogers describes her feelings about the car. The way she describes the car makes it easy for the reader to channel the exact feeling she had during her experience. I think it was very clever to use such a universally relatable anecdote.
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