Kimberly answers “I am upset with the ending. Why do you...”

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I am upset with the ending. Why do you think Nori chose to stay with the palace and all of the horrible memories? What did she name her son? I listened on audio and never heard it.

Kimberly I finished this last night. and at first was quite disappointed in the ending. I've been thinking about it and the only explanation I have is that thr…moreI finished this last night. and at first was quite disappointed in the ending. I've been thinking about it and the only explanation I have is that through Nori's decision, we are able to see that she had more in common with her Japanese grandmother than the grandmother thought. She treated her like an outcast and segregated her because of her mixed status. What I got from the ending was that in spite of what her grandmother considered as "traitorous blood", she was more like her grandmother that her grandmother could or would admit.

By casting away the man she wanted to marry and allowing the family to pick a husband for her she was showing her likeness and deeply rooted, ingrained loyalty to the family.(less)

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