The Color of Water

In Chapter 2, why does the narrator's mother choose riding the bicycle over driving her deceased husband's car?

The Color of Water

in chapter 2 why does the narrator's mother choose riding the bicycle over driving her deceased husband's car?

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Ruth didn't drive her deceased husband's car because she refused to learn how to drive.

She refused to learn how to drive. Daddy’s old car sat out front for weeks, parked at the curb. Silent. Clean. Polished. Every day she rode her bike right past it, ignoring it.

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