What are the motifs in Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos?

A motif in this book is the power of literature and writing, particularly to Gantos, but to other individuals in the novel, as well. Gantos himself desires nothing other than to be a writer. While he is in Florida, he uses the authors he reads to inspire his own writing, and to understand himself better. Authors such as Frank Conroy help him to identify his feelings of hiding from himself, while authors such as Richard Yates inspire his thoughts