Ending (Entry 9)

After finishing the last paragraph in the book, the ending has left me mesmerized by the novel. This three day journey made by Elijah and his aunt has taken me to explore war, survival, brutality, rebirth, and Aboriginal culture. The ending itself is very sophisticated in that does not give an obvious conclusion to Elijah and his aunt. It merely tells us that they will be home. However the author does not specify where "home" is. We do not know how Elijah survives and frees himself from the morphine addiction. Home could mean his literal home with he used to live with his aunt, but it can also mean home as in heaven. After all, the title of the book is called Three Day Road which means the journey to the afterlife. This title is symbolic as Elijah and his aunt have been travelling for three days.