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Another theme is literature. As the title suggest, "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" includes an emphasis on the theme of literature. Dawsey begins writing Juliet because he wants to find more of Charles Lamb's works, and Juliet becomes interested in the Society after Dawsey tells her about their origins. She begins corresponding with other members of the Society because she wants to include them in her article for the "Times" about how literature affects people. Dawsey loves the works of Charles Lamb, while Isola falls in love with "Wuthering Heights" and the Bronte sisters. According to Isola, "reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books" (p. 53). Eben Ramsey enjoys reading Shakespeare because it seems like Shakespeare is writing for men like Eben; the less he said, the more beauty he made.