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The both of them head to Shadow Pond and have a moment together and then begin to head off. Mattie then says how she would rather die than live without them, which present the idea to commit suicide together. They hurl down towards the Elm tree where they feel as one “As they flew toward the tree Mattie pressed her arms tighter, and her blood seemed to be in his veins.” The way they both were so willing to die for each other just shows how dedicated they were to being together, the fact of winter definitely adds to their feelings, its not only romantic but it can be quite downing being stuck somewhere so bitter and cold all your life.
Mattie brought light to the harsh winter, they were able to bare the cold together. Throughout the book there is love, heartbreak, sadness and yet happiness even with the nagging wife Zeena in the picture and the depressing winter. Within the entire book we get to witness two people love each other to the point where they would die for each other which can be shown with the following