Chapter 5 really touched me because it showed me how prevalent this book is today. We live in a world with so much going on— wars, ethnic cleansings/genocides, sex trafficking etc etc, and a lot of these things, historical or present, or concealed. History is erased; these experiences are not acknowledged or recognized as significant enough to be more important than certain political agendas, and it is so sad.
Yetu assumes a heavy responsibility. I feel that this is a type of responsibility that many people who have experienced devastating events such as war go through due to attempting preserve history, memories, culture etc. Our identity, or at least what we know of it, is ultimately defined by such devastation and the responsibility of preserving it. I think Yetu wanted to break free from that responsibility and wanted to see herself as Yetu and not just a keeper of memories.