Chapter 17 - End

"Last night I dreamed that we were swimming inside a map. On one side the river flowed to the border of Canada, a skinny blue green line wriggling in the distance. page 153"

I think this quote is a perfect way to end the last chapter. It bring together two of the biggest themes of the book: waters and maps. Earlier in the book, Nadira said that where she was from the water and land melt in to each other, and there is no difference between land and water. Earlier in the book she says that borders are blue squiggly lines on a map. Now she mixed both of these ideas together, with the additional theme of swimming, to show that she is making her way to the border. It is interesting that she said that could see a skinny blue green line in the distance, because you can't actually see a line when you get to a border. I think this dream symbolized everything she has gone through, emigrating from Bangaladesh, learning how to swim, holding her breath through those hard times, and finally almost getting to Canada. I think concluded the book in a good way, in addition to giving you a taste of what is going to happen in the last few pages.