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The Last Song
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Chapter 32-EpilogueChapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness, death, and child death.
Chapter 32 Summary: “Will”
The morning after Steve’s collapse, Will reflects on Steve’s influence. Ronnie insists that he must not postpone college for her, but Will gives her his macramé bracelet as a parting gift. They are interrupted by a crash from the workshop and find a distraught Jonah, who injured his hand trying to finish the stained-glass window, believing that it will save his father.
Ronnie comforts Jonah, and the three decide to finish the project together, completing the window overnight. The next morning, Pastor Harris arrives, admires their work, and reports that Steve is stable. Overwhelmed, Will confesses to Ronnie that Scott started the church fire and that he has known all along. Ronnie is enraged and ends their relationship. That night, Will asks his father for a significant favor, asking for no questions. The favor is implied to be an intervention to help Scott take responsibility for the fire.
Chapter 33 Summary: “Ronnie”
A couple days after Will’s confession, Ronnie and Jonah visit Steve in the hospital. Steve mentions that Ronnie’s court date has been postponed, which makes Ronnie realize that her father intended to use the piano to cope with his stress.
