“They just let me be broken, because soon I wouldn’t be anymore. Eventually, I wouldn’t be alone, either. And maybe tomorrow I’d wake up and find myself closer to home” (17). What does this seem to be saying about family, and heading home? Why do the othe

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“They just let me be broken, because soon I wouldn’t be anymore. Eventually, I wouldn’t be alone, either. And maybe tomorrow I’d wake up and find myself closer to home” (17). What does this seem to be saying about family, and heading home? Why do the othe

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Asked by User #1128668 on 3/21/2021 9:25 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 3/21/2021 11:17 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/21/2021 11:17 PM

In context, the others are letting him grieve, respecting his loss, knowing that soon he would forge ahead.... find a new family, that he would survive.

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