“Mother, you can still hold on but forgive, forgive and give for long as long as we both shall live I forgive you, mother. I shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. The teeth at your bones are your own, the hunger is yours, forgiveness is yours” (Page 543)
“Think of the vine that curls from the small square plot that was once my heart. That is the only marker you need. Move on. Walk forward into the light.” (Page 543)
Orleanna couldn’t forgive herself for the death of Ruth May, if she have had her own opinions and haven’t came to Congo, this wouldn’t have happen. She doesn’t really think of the bright side and traps herself inside this kind of guilt. This just made the best ending ever, hoping that her mother could move forward, could still keep Ruth in mind, but move forward. It’s interesting how the author had another speaker for a dead character, because usually when a character die, their roll in the story ends, and only their spirits or will may continue on, but in this case, Ruth’s voice was heard, it is sort of giving the reader a omniscient point of view.
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