Kit answers “Spoiler Why bury the keychain at the end?...”

Pat Holtschlag asked this question about Pachinko:

Spoiler Why bury the keychain at the end? Meaning/symbolism?

Kit I think this was symbolic of Sunja finally coming to accept the death of her son. After she learned from the groundskeeper that Noa continued to visit…moreI think this was symbolic of Sunja finally coming to accept the death of her son. After she learned from the groundskeeper that Noa continued to visit Isak's grave even after he left Waseda and tried to "erase his past" and also that he encouraged the groundskeeper to read, Sunja felt her son always remained good to everyone. I think for Sunja, she finally felt reconnected to Noa because he had been visiting Isak's grave every month up until his death and by extension sort of visiting Sunja? I don't know if that 100% makes sense lol I would imagine Sunja felt both sad and angry with Noa disappearing from the family and then ultimately taking his own life but after speaking to the groundskeeper, she felt she could bury this and move on. And maybe this also gives her a place to talk to/visit Noa's grave too and know that he is safely with his father Isak.(less)

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