Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Happy, Sad or Bitter-Sweet?

Louise Erdrich "Four Souls"

I thought the ending of Four Souls was a happy ending. I don't think the ending could have been any better. Although she went through a lot to get her revenge, in the end, she seemed like she got what she wanted. Fleur came back and took her land. She reconnected with Margaret, bathed and received the medicine dress. I thought the way she took her land back was pretty awesome, because her son, the one that was thought to have no soul, was the one who actually beat the guy and got the land. It was really sweet and touching how Margaret bathed Fleur and gave her the medicine dress. I thought the bathing was really a spiritual cleansing. Maybe to wash away her sins and past and prepare her for a new better one. Her new name that no one knows yet signifies rebirth. I think she really needs it and it really foreshadows a new beginning. I wonder what's the next book and is it a continuation of Fleur's new life.

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