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Quote #10
The portraits were of dead people no longer loved, the photographs of friends who had hurt her in their lifetime, the only reason they were not forgotten in death. (8.26)
In her old age, Concetta keeps reminders of all the people who used to be in her life. She is one of the last remaining descendants of the Salina family, and she lives her life thinking about the past much more than the future. As far as the Salinas are concerned, there isn't really any future to look forward to anymore.