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1. Chapter 28, p. 572 - As mentioned in the previous selection, this passage shows Tom as a symbolic representation of the oversoul. This passage also shows one of the morals of the story. One of the points of this book is to show that becausae of this oversoul that connects everybody, everybody within the oversoul is with everybody else, either phsically or spiritually. It is also a very spiritually uplifting idea. It is the kind of thing you want to think about after the death of someone close to you. To think that after the passing away of someone, you will still see their spirit everywhere is very comfprting.
2. Chapter 30, pgs. 618-619 - Finally on the last page of the book, Rose of Sharon has a revelation, and it is the most important. In a poignant scene which is difficult to forget, she breastfeeds a dying man. This is very important because now Rose of Sharon finally understands what it is like to help someone else. Throughout the story, all she cared about was herself and her baby. Once the baby was born dead though, she finally realized that everybody in the group has to help everybody else. She finally understands the oversoul. The moral of the story is that a difference can be made, but everyone has to work together. This is also spiritually uplifting because watching Rose of Sharon throughout the novel is like watching a flower bloom - very slowly. Eventually, she blooms in the end though, and you are left with a glad feeling.
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