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The protagonist in the short story called “Spilled Salt” is a mother whose son, Kenny, has served 4 years in prison for committing rape. Within the first few months, she soon came to realize that all her questions such as “But why?” directed to her son were in vain. They remained unanswered, so she had to resort to finding a way to suppress these questions with faith. She moved to another neighbourhood, never mentioning ever having a son to her acquaintances, and began doing church services because she had embraced the situation as a test from God.
Kenny’s return after the 4 years to her house was basically an inconvenience to her, seeing as her current apartment didn’t have as much room as the previous one. She felt obligated to stay by his side because of her parental or more importantly, motherly instincts. There was also her love for Kenny to consider, but as she had already established, her love didn’t need his company. So it all came down to the images from the courtroom that were haunting her again, and it became to dawn on her that the mother-son relationship they’d once had was beyond repair, so she left him, leaving her crucifix behind.


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