Obasan Mortality Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

My loved ones, rest in your world of stone. Around you flows the underground stream. How bright in the darkness the brooding light. How gentle the colours of rain. (39.14)

These words take place just before the end of the novel, in the final chapter. It's like Naomi is finally saying goodbye to her dead family members. Do you think it was possible for her to have done this earlier in the novel?