Quotes #6

Quote #1 said by Edwidge "Not even after my uncle died"


Now I get the name. I thought at first that it had too with Edwidge dying and her brother taking care of her. Then I realized that her father and uncle are brothers, and her uncle died. It is as if her uncle was saying "brother, I'm dying." I liked this quote because before it she said that they wouldn't let her see her uncle even after he died. I don't get that. They wouldn't even let her see her uncle to say goodbye.

I remember that my grandma wanted her whole family by her side in her final moments. We were allowed to see her almost whenever we wanted. She wanted us there and we were there. I would hate if I couldn't see my own grandma while she was in the hospital

My first question is:
Why didn't they let her see her uncle? or why don't you think they let her see her uncle?


Quote #2 said by Edwidge "In my father's dream, when my uncle calls him from Maxo's apartment the night he nearly died, my father actually makes it there on time to ride in the ambulance with him and hold his hands as the paramedics drill the tracheotomy hole in his neck."

I'd imagine that her father feels so guilty that he couldn't make it on time to her uncle. I know her father wanted to be by his brother in the ambulance. He probably thinks that his brother was scarred in the ambulance and wanted someone by his side.

I always have dreams about things that I never get to do. I don't know how to feel when I wake up. Sometimes i'm happy that the dream didn't actually happen in real life and vice versa. If I were her father I would only feel worse that my guilt turned itself into a dream.

My second question:
What were your final thoughts on the book?