This part of the book changes from the perspective of Anna to the perspective of her grandma, Lillian. Lillian had one brother named Milton and he had an odd encounter with his mother that might of sparked his leaving. The mother pondered if this event was the catalyst for why her son left her. That if she had forced him away by her unmotherly actions.
"Because Milton always loved his momma, he loved her but he had to get away."
"He always wanted to go away. He wanted to see the world and now I suppose he's seen it."
Though this exact quote in this context doesn't really apply to my question, out of context it does. It's what every senior, or kid goes through when they leave their parents. That we love our parents, but at some point we have to leave and to explore the world and find ourselves. That no matter how much we love our parents and are close to them there is a point we have to go away, whether we wanted to or not. Some children have the burning passion to go and see the world, and some don't, but either way at one point we all have to. This happens in every parent-child relationship either by choice or by force. We either find ourselves and experience the world on our own and when we choose to, but if we don't choose that, we will be alone and finding ourselves in this world when our parents die. Our relationships with our parents are not everlasting, they are only for a certain amount of time and it is our choice if we want to take advantage of their presence when we are finding ourselves or if we want to do it alone when they are gone.
"Because Milton always loved his momma, he loved her but he had to get away."
"He always wanted to go away. He wanted to see the world and now I suppose he's seen it."
Though this exact quote in this context doesn't really apply to my question, out of context it does. It's what every senior, or kid goes through when they leave their parents. That we love our parents, but at some point we have to leave and to explore the world and find ourselves. That no matter how much we love our parents and are close to them there is a point we have to go away, whether we wanted to or not. Some children have the burning passion to go and see the world, and some don't, but either way at one point we all have to. This happens in every parent-child relationship either by choice or by force. We either find ourselves and experience the world on our own and when we choose to, but if we don't choose that, we will be alone and finding ourselves in this world when our parents die. Our relationships with our parents are not everlasting, they are only for a certain amount of time and it is our choice if we want to take advantage of their presence when we are finding ourselves or if we want to do it alone when they are gone.