...snatched it away and waved it around. The gun on the floor. Bending to pick it up. The noise that exploded around us. This is what I know about myself. She was all I wanted. And I took her away" (Kidd 7).
At this point in the book, Lily really blamed herself for her mother's death. She had to live with deep guilt every day of her life. This guilt was put onto her shoulders for doing something that she didn't even mean to do. Lily truly believed that unlike her father, T. Ray, her mother cared for her and loved her with all of her heart. I felt bad for Lily because her mother was all she wanted in her troubled life, but she would never be able to have her again because of the heart wrenching accident she made at the young age of four.
Later in the book, T. Ray explained to Lily a different version of the story of her mother's death. In this, T. Ray tried to persuade Lily that her mother never really loved her and tried to leave them. This crushed Lily because she believed her mom was the only person who loved her, besides her caretaker Rosaleen, but that's just not the same as your mother. Lily later learned in the book that shooting her mother was an accident that she could never take back or fix. She learned that she'd just have to live with her mother's death, forgive herself, and let her life move on.
I believe that this quote shows how sometimes the best things you have in your life can be taken away from you at the blink of an eye. You should appreciate what you have when you have it because someday it won't be with you anymore. It may have been the only good thing you had in your life, but you will have to move on and make the best of life without it. It also shows to me that it may be hard to forgive others for their wrong doing, but it's even harder to forgive yourself. You just have to push the guilt aside and forgive yourself to enjoy life. This applies to the people of the world because accidents do happen and forgiveness must be made in order to completely move on with life.
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That is a very good point. I agree, we must enjoy the time with others because who knows when they will be gone forever? Great quote Sarah!!! So Lily killed her mother? Why?
Thank you Erin! Yes, Lily did kill her mother when she was four years old. She picked up a gun off of the floor and accidentally shot it at her mother. She didn't mean to do it at all so there was no reason why.
I like this quote. I don't know what I would do if I ever accidently killed my mother. Or if she just died I would never be the same.
Yeah I know, that would be terrible. I see how it's hard for her to forgive herself because I don't think I'd ever be able to. The situation would probably have been a little bit better if she at least had a father that lover her, but she didn't.
Yeah. Poor Lily...
Sarah, this was really nicely written. Great job! Some people just cannot forgive themselves for something they did, even if it was an accident, like Lily's experience. Empathy, I believe, is extremely important for people with deep hurts and guilt. August could never replace Lily's mother, but she could certainly hold Lily and try to understand.
Also, we all need to enjoy what we have today instead of waiting until birthdays to appreciate other people, or waiting until sunset to appreciate the time of day. Reading this book, did you feel different? Did you feel what she felt, or did it feel sort of foreign? Great job again, Sarah!
Thank you, and I know it is terrible! Miski, I can not even begin to image how she felt. I've certainly never gone through anything like that so I can't really relate to her, but I understand her pain and confusion that she went through. Does that make any sence? haha :)
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