In chapter 5, Yetu has gone through looking out into the world without much thought and has stuck her that what is she going through is the feeling of being free and memories can slow you down and remember emotionally that affects her mental and physical state of her body. Feeling happy is freeing when there isn’t much to think about except the one good moment and reality hits back to state stability.
what is reflecting about her having this feeling freedom is that she states that “When she tried yo convince herself that she should go hunting for meat, she passed out again from fatigue and pain”(70). Usually this type of moment isn’t the most interesting but it has shown that there is a part of forgetfulness in this context is a form how memories are with you and has an impact your stability. The memories of others have taken over her mind physically and then gives her the privilege to not let It get it to her too much. Most People try to run away from horrible memories and try to forget them and leaving them behind.