What stood out to me from chapters 13 – 19 was Tante Atie’s alcoholism. I thought it was odd how much she has changed since Sophie left to New York. Before she was a sweet motherly figure and what seemed to be wise and now she is a mess, she does not even care how she is viewed in front of Sophie. I think she became that way because Sophie was the only good thing in her life and it was taken away from her. She was like a daughter to Tante Atie and cared for her deeply but she need to stay faithful to her sister even though it was her who took care of Sophie’s childhood. Tante Atie is unable to have her own children because no one wants to be with her.