What does the last image about the trees have to do with Rose and her family?
From my opinion, the author was trying to say that one's condition is affected by its environment. Despite having voracious roots and enormous trunk, the trees at the rim of the island was unable to survive as the gopher holes eroded the root system, the unprotected weather and the thinner dirt surrounding it. These trees is no match for its surrounding, therefore it ended up into the ocean. Meanwhile, the trees twenty yards in was growing straight up, provided with shade and oxygen. There was plenty of room for elaborate roots and gopher holes made no dents. This environment was the best for the tree, which finally shaped the tree into a strong, functional tree. Same goes to Rose's family, Joseph was having a hard time coping with his ability. I think he would deal with his ability better if he had an understanding mum and a more friendly dad. Rose was lucky that she was able to 'survive' even though she once threw a fit to remove her mouth. At the end of the story, she was beginning to learn to use her ability to improve her own life as well as those of others.
How do you interpret the last line of the novel?
The last line of the novel was "Was it so different than the choice of a card-table chair, except my choice meant I could stay in the world and he didn't?" . At first, I was confused and was unable to understand the meaning of the line. However, after re-reading the last chapter, I think that the last line was indicating that Rose finally realized that her brother was not very different from her, when all through her life, she believed they were complete opposite.
What did you like (and dislike) most about the Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake? and would you recommend it to someone?
To be very honest, I didn't enjoy reading the book. I was confused and depressed almost the whole time reading it. The whole scene of the Joseph and the chair was very confusing and was not explained well. I was like "Did he cut his leg? Or did he put the chair legs into his pants? What is he doing?!"
I had to re-read the scene again and again to understand it and finally did when I decided to googled it up on the internet. Fuhhh 😥 His ability is not cool 😞 I was expecting for a more interesting ability, maybe time traveling? lol 😅 It was depressing enough when the whole family was having problems but decided to keep it to themselves. Ughhh communication issue 😫 Overall, the book was okay but I don't think I would recommend it to my friends 😅
That's the end of my entry on the final chapter of the novel. I know some people will object what I wrote 👀, so please feel free to comment below 👇
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