I just finished this memoir and it was honestly one of the best memoirs I’ve ever read. She did such an incredible job of writing about the good and the ugly parts of her relationship with her mother, and I cried multiple times because of how much it made me think of my mom, who I love very much.
However, for those who have also read the book, can someone explain the role of Kye’s character? Kye was one of the caregivers for Michelle’s mother when she was sick, but she kind of left a terrible overall impression. I thought her role would culminate in some sort of lesson for Michelle, like maybe all her rude comments and secrecy were actually for a genuinely good reason, but ultimately she left Michelle and her mother very abruptly and didn’t seem to have any redeeming traits after all.
Was I interpreting this correctly? Michelle’s mom points out that Kye had a very troubled relationship with her mother so she really enjoyed taking on the caregiver role, but it was so cruel to make Michelle feel so excluded during some of the last months she had to spend with her mother.
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