So far I have read further into the story, but one inquiry question lit the whole time. That is whether one should bear the guilt for another death's because he/she couldn't prevent it from happening. In the story, Robert Ross held grudge against himself because he wasn't able to rescue her sister and led to her tragic death. More in depth, Ross was in his room being lazy and cuddling his pillows while her sister fell off a wheelchair and died. I personally feel that one shouldn't evade all the blame due to not being able to save another life, especially in a scenario where Ross cannot see into the future and does not know that her sister will be deceased. For analogy, society often question different things with "If only I was there..." or " It wouldn't never have happened if only...", but if you look in the bigger picture, there is one million different things you could blame on.
1. she still be alive if only...... Her brother was there for her.
2. she still be alive if only...... Her dad was still alive and helped her.
3. she still be alive if only...... Countries were peaceful and there was no such thing as WWI.
4. she still be alive if only...... Pillows were never invented.
5. she still be alive if only...... John Cabot had never discovered Canada.
All in all, my point is guilt is inevitable and we shouldn't always carry the whole death situation on ourselves. Instead, live in the present and move on with the past situations.
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