We shared a few interesting perspectives on the mystery surrounding Mrs. O’s death at the end of “Mrs. Ogilvy Finds Herself.” Mari brought up an interesting point about reincarnation and the possibility of Mrs. O reliving different elements of a previous life. I personally did not think about this during my first reading, however, as we talked more about it I thought that that was a very valid interpretation. We did have a bit of debate about how it is that she died in this cave and the significance of how she got to the area where they found her body. The point of her hands being constantly in her pockets caught my attention, as walking with your hands in your pockets can be extremely dangerous if you were to fall or trip as it prevents you from being able to effectively brace yourself from encountering serious harm. I definitely interpreted her death as more of an accident rather than a suicide, though it did not surprise me that she was dead at the end of the story. Perhaps she was having some sort of out-of-body experience, and when she was jostled in her flashback/ dreamlike state she startled herself. With her hands being in her pockets as she fell in the cave she was unable to properly brace herself or do anything to prevent her peril. If we were to follow along the interpretation that Mrs. O is having some kind of connection to a past life, I wonder if the moment that the women in the flashback is experiencing a physical altercation where the man rapes her, if that were to be the moment when Mrs. O’s physical body was experiencing strife. If at this moment where she in her vision/flashback, is enduring rape that she is physically falling in the cave, as if she were unable to control her literal body while her mental presence is in another place. Overall, I thought that the group work was really beneficial. It was interesting to hear others interpretations of the short stories in a more personal conversation.