All the talk about soul mates has made me think. I feel like soul mates are two kindred spirits, not necessarily meaning that they must be romantically involved.. I think this is more of the case for Eben and Jennie. Even through their age difference, they are like minds and were pulled together because of it. I don’t even think it was so much of a romantic thing. I really do not think Eben’s intentions for her are purely romantic, but his draw to her is that she gets him like no one else in the book does. This is the reason he needs her and dreams of her coming back to him. No one else can relate to him the way she does and understand him. Once she dies he is okay with it because she will be with him in spirit. I feel like in real life we can have that connection in many different forms and in more than one relationship. Certainly if we find that kind of connection, whether it be in the form of a friend or a lover, we will try to hold onto it for the rest of our lives. In my life, I feel like I have that kind of connection with not only my boyfriend, but my best friend as well. Both are two different types of relationships, yet they both get me like no one else I know can. I think that is why Jennie is so important for Eben’s art and his life.