After a long, intense, and gut-wrenching journey, Lauren's tale comes to an end. I felt a little thrown off by Butler's closing. The way Butler wrapped up the groups tireless pursuit for happiness was far different than I had expected. There was, however, a lot of interesting turn of event that occurred in the closing chapters. One in particular sparked my interest. This was the relationship between Lauren and Bankhole.
I felt that Bankhole's character was a mix of Lauren and her father. I believe that Lauren was lured to Bankhole because he both consciously and unconsciously reminded her of her father. Bankhole's strong and broad build mirrored the physique Lauren's dad possessed. Lauren also seemed, to me, to be more reluctant to open up to Bankole about Earthseed than she was to the others in the group. Lauren hadn't even discussed her choice of religion with her father, and I took her reluctance to discuss it at first with Bankhole, as her viewing the two men similarly.
Lauren's character grew a great deal from the start of the novel to its close. She had always possessed a strong and independent personality, and as the story progressed, and her journey became increasingly challenging, these traits served as the foundation for her development into a leader. Her adventure, if you can call it an adventure, entailed great hardships, but her willingness to deal with these tragedies head on gave me the confidence to be able to do so myself. I was inspired by Lauren's character and her ability to overcome such devastation while remaining calm, level-headed, and a leader of many.
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