Prior to this chapter we see that Lucielia was Eva grand child that Mattie helped raise as her own daughter . And after the funeral we see that Mattie was a mother to this women. Who felt as if her life was over. She lost her lover , her daughter and her new born due to the mistakes she made from following a man who was no good for her.
I can personally relate to this chapter because I was Lucielia at a point in time in my life being a victim of Domestic Violence is nothing fun. And loosing a child to it just makes matters worse. I can related to the depression and the want to die that Lucielia felt that night. Having some sunshine in your darkest storm, We later see how the father and her partner feels about Lucielia and his children. Not caring about what he says or his actions just trying to find a way out of a life he created himself. I found that this man was heartless and didn't really care about his family due to the fact that he didn't support his partner in her hardest time and not even show to his own daughter funeral. And finds the blame all in