In Chapter Ten, Cole ponders the circle of life Edwin had spoken about... what does he wonder about that circle in relation to his own life?

In thinking about the circle of life, Cole wondered what his place in the circle was... his purpose, how he would be remembered.

Cole knew his own body would eventually die and decay and be reduced to dirt. That was okay. That was how the world worked. But how had the world benefited from his living? Was he no better than a tree or some weed? Was his life just fertilizer for the soil?