As we come towards the end of Handful’s story there is a special occurrence, the return of her mother along with her other daughter. While mauma returns with “whip scars” and a branded “letter W” to her right shoulder, she still stands strong and will do whatever it takes to achieve a better life (270-271). I think that this quest for freedom, while deeply rooted in mauma, was really brought to the surface because of her relationship with Denmark Vesey. While the two were lovers, I think that from him is truly, where she saw freedom as an actual possibility. Since she left Denmark behind to flee, I think that this desire for freedom was perpetuated within her by the presence of her and Denmark’s daughter, fittingly named Sky. Throughout the novel birds and flight have come to represent freedom, so I think that the reason mauma named her daughter Sky was not only a reminder for herself, but also a lesson to her daughter that she too can be a free bird soaring in the sky. Handful also describes Sky as “…big-boned, big handed, big-footed with a forehead like the full moon” (266). This description of her “forehead like the full moon” alludes back to after Handful had stolen the bullet molds, and had wished “…for the moon instead of lead” (246). I think that the moon as well represents freedom. For Handful, she wanted her freedom not a rebellion filled with gunfire, and I think that with the introduction of Sky and her association with the moon, I think Handful’s wish for freedom may finally come true.