Chapter 23 - Apple in the Middle

Annie Drees
19 Oct 202010:45

Summary

TLDRIn this emotional chapter, the narrator reflects on a dramatic and life-changing incident. After a confrontation with Raph and Carl's son, the narrator falls into a grave and experiences a moment of unconsciousness, awakening to find their family gathered. Through this intense encounter, the narrator overcomes a deep fear of visiting their mother’s grave. With help from dreams and symbolic gestures, they come to realize their mother has always been spiritually present. This chapter is a reflection on loss, family, and finding peace amid tragedy.

Takeaways

  • 💀 The narrator reflects on their near-death experience and the events that led up to it.
  • 🍽️ Junior and Nezzie left the grave site because they were hungry and assumed the narrator would be back at the church.
  • 🏃‍♂️ The family rushed to the grave site after realizing the narrator was missing and found them in a confrontation with Raph.
  • 💥 The narrator hit their head after falling into the grave, rendering them unconscious.
  • 👵 Grandma's cryptic statement to Carl about his wife being allergic to daisies carried a hidden meaning related to personal reflection.
  • 💔 Carl and his son harmed the narrator, but Carl expressed regret, confused by how much the narrator resembled someone else.
  • 🌼 The narrator discovered their mother’s grave next to the open grave they had fallen into, revealing deep emotional connections.
  • 💬 The narrator realized that their mother had been with them in spirit all along, especially during their dream by the grave.
  • 🐦 The peaceful cemetery setting, filled with the sounds of nature, becomes a place of solace for the narrator.
  • 🛌 The narrator symbolically laid down next to their mother’s grave, finding peace and closure in a spiritual rest.

Q & A

  • What event was the family attending when the protagonist was incommunicado?

    -The family was attending grave sites when the protagonist was incommunicado.

  • Why did Junior and Nezzie decide to leave the gravesite and head back to the church?

    -Junior and Nezzie got hungry and assumed the women back at the church were making lunch, so they decided to head back to sneak a taste of the food.

  • What made the family realize that something was wrong when they couldn't find the protagonist at the church?

    -They noticed that the medicine wheel garden where the protagonist had a standoff with Raph was completely trampled.

  • How did the protagonist get knocked out?

    -The protagonist was knocked out after hitting their head when they fell into the grave.

  • What did the protagonist's family do when they reached the top of the hill and saw the protagonist in trouble?

    -Grandpa grabbed Raph's hunting rifle, Junior pinned Raph's arms back, and Grandma ran back down the hill to call the police.

  • What did Nezzie do to help the protagonist during the incident?

    -Nezzie kicked Raph, which she whispered to the protagonist later.

  • How did the protagonist feel about visiting graves, especially their mother's, before the incident?

    -Before the incident, the protagonist was afraid and petrified to visit any grave, including their mother's.

  • What was the unexpected outcome or 'blessing' that the protagonist found from the tragic incident?

    -The blessing was that the protagonist was able to see their mother and feel her presence in their life, which they had been unable to do before.

  • What did the protagonist realize about cemeteries after spending time in the grave?

    -The protagonist realized that cemeteries are not bad places but are actually places of life, just a different kind of life that we can't see.

  • What did Carl say to the protagonist when he was being led away by the police?

    -Carl said he never meant to harm the protagonist and that the protagonist looked so much like their mother, which confused him.

  • What was the significance of the daisy mentioned by the protagonist's grandmother to Carl?

    -The daisy was significant because it was etched on the protagonist's mother's grave marker and was also a symbol of her mother's love, which Carl seemed to seek.

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