It appears the author Danticat fast forwards in time with Sophie visiting Haiti with her daughter Brigitte. Sophie learns that Atie is no longer illiterate and has even begun writing poems. When grandma Ife asks Atie to read to her she reads the poem that Sophie had wrote to Ife on Mother’s Day. After all these years, Ife had not forgotten. This is a very touching scene. It also interesting to note that Sophie and her mother have not talked for a while and has not seen her grandchild. In these chapters the theme of mother and daughter is very apparent and emphasized. Sophie and her mother’s disconnect, the constant mentioning of how Brigitte looks similar to Martine, and also Louise’s mum’s death. Furthermore, we learn that Sophie left to get away from Joseph.