She also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman for wishing him back.

Shannon Celebi
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In the short story, “She also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman for wishing him back,” by J.M. Coetzee, the narrator’s mother is unable to return from her 15 year absence from her family. She has been living the life of a painter and she realizes that it wasn’t a life that fit her. However, she is unable to give up on that dream and instead she decides to stay in South Africa, where she can still be close to her son. She is able to realize that the mother-son relationship is based on love and caring for one another.

Source: Driving Off Bridges

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