I think that these final lines are proving to us that Tara finally realized how education changed her life. When she was 16 years old, Tara couldn’t express herself without fear of the reaction of his father and brother. She was obligated to believe the same beliefs as her father but I don’t think that it was what she really wanted. As soon as she leaves for BYU, she becomes a new person. She discovered another world than the one described by her father and she was able to discover it by herself. At this moment, Tara realized that she could express herself as she wanted and that she could…