The Nickel Boys 100- 210

     In the last part of the story, the focus jumps back and forth between Elwood living after Nickel and his life in Nickel. At one point, it is revealed that Elwood had escaped and lived, while his friend Turner had died in their attempted escape. This is revealed when Elwood sees an old "classmate" of his from Nickel. However, the story then jumps back to when Elwood was planning his escape from Nickel. The book then reveals how when Turner and Elwood are attempting to escape, Elwood is shot and Turner continues running, this makes no sense because it is revealed that Turner is the one who dies and Elwood escapes and lives a life afterward.
     The end of the book confused me a lot. The book ends when Elwood is shot while trying to escape, but the reader knows that he does not die. While at the end, Turner continues to run away after Elwood is shot, making the reader think that he is going to survive, however, he is the one who ends up dead. In the epilogue, it is revealed that after Turner escapes, he always tells people that his name is, "Elwood Curtis", showing how Elwood truly was the one who died, but Turner continues to live, in a way as a tribute to Elwood.