At the end of the story, Buddy and his friend are separated when Buddy's family decides it is best if he goes off to military school.
We discover this was the last Christmas that he and his friend spent together, and after he is gone at school (for an undetermined amount of time), his friend dies. While they are physically separated, the story ends with a beautiful sentence that shows Buddy feels their spirits are...
At the end of the story, Buddy and his friend are separated when Buddy's family decides it is best if he goes off to military school.
We discover this was the last Christmas that he and his friend spent together, and after he is gone at school (for an undetermined amount of time), his friend dies. While they are physically separated, the story ends with a beautiful sentence that shows Buddy feels their spirits are still together:
"As if I expected to see, rather like hearts, a lost pair of kites hurrying toward heave" (Capote).
Their separation was foreshadowed earlier in the story when his friend said that she was worried about him growing up and growing away from her. She was worried he would go away. Ultimately, he does not have a chance to grow up and away from her, as he is sent to military school against his will.
This story was an autobiographical one about Truman Capote's own memories of Christmas with his distant cousin, Sook. He, too, was sent off to military school.
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