Returning Home Summary and Analysis

Immaculee awoke daily to the hatred spoken on her dorm room radio. Most students enjoyed the popular station RTLM and it fueled the division between Hutu and Tutsi students. Trying to ignore the awful commentary, Immaculee instead devoted herself to her studies and looked forward to returning home to visit her family for the Easter holiday. Upon leaving the campus for her vacation, Immaculee was accompanied by Vianney's friend, Augustine. Augustine was an extension of their family because, in addition to being friends with Vianney, he was also a brother of Sarah's (Immaculee's roommate). Together they returned to Mataba for the holiday.

Upon her arrival home, Immaculee was greeted by nearly her whole family. Aimable was the only one not present as he was completing his postgraduate work far away in Senegal. It was a joyous reunion filled with...