The Memory Keeper's Daughter Section 2 #2

In the novel The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, one event can change the course of the novel. As the novel has progressed,  we learn that Al has a great love for Caroline. He loves her so much that he has proposed to her. He has proposed not only once, but twice. Because of Phoebe, Caroline has turned him down both times. Caroline fears that Al would not be a loving father for Phoebe. A plot twist occurs in the novel that changes Caroline's perspective. While Caroline, Phoebe, and Al were outside, Phoebe gets stung by a bee and they quickly learn that she is allergic. Immediately, Al takes Phoebe to the hospital to help her. During this event,  Caroline learns of the compassion and love that Al has for Phoebe. This event impacted Caroline to the point that she agrees to marry him, without him even asking her again. "Oh, Al, I've been such a fool. Of course I'll marry you" (Edwards, 169).