Of course Sophie and Rosa come to mind immediately as being wounded, but Nora Smithson is clearly another damaged soul. Nora is perhaps the most damaged of these three, and she also is the one who most clearly has not learned from her struggles. She has not used her pain too continue on and grow but instead has become angry, bitter, and revengeful. As a result she has caused more grief and created wounds for others. She added significantly to Sophie’s pain, for example, by telling lies about her and besmirching her good name. PSophie and Rosa seem to be moving on with their lives, turning their pain to positives. In the case of Rosa, she listens to the guidance of her elders in spite of her losses and while she may not always like the choices she is offered, she follows them and is moving ahead in her life. Sophie, for certain, is moving forward in a positive way. She opens her home and heart to others as a refuge and her future plans include a school and possibly a hospital for the instruction and healing of others. She is perhaps the greatest source of light throughout the entire novel- in my opinion