Life After Jack And Ma

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Context: This quote is taken from the last few lines of the novel. After Jack and Ma have started their new life outside of Room Jack decides he needs to see Room for one last time. While his mother doesn't think it is a good idea, and doesn't want to go back. Jack is persistent, and his mother goes back with him to see Room.

Analysis: This quote is very significant to the story. This section is Jack and his mother finding closure, and finally ending this terrible chapter of their life. The line ‘It's like a crater, a hole where something happened” is significant because earlier in the novel Ma says this to Jack about the holes in the cake from the candies. This shows that Jack listens to Ma, and absorbs everything she says. This quote also

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