After finishing the book I think that the ending summed it up very well. Jeanette was forced into living the life her mother was giving her. Until she "sinned" with Melanie. That showed her a whole different view. She finally was kicked out of the town and made her own money and seen more than what she grew up with. I think that Jeanette was a strong woman to stick up to the people she did to follow her heart and what she believed in.