A Precious Treasure to be Kept Safe

Part 7 of the novel Alias Grace starts off with one of the most memorable poems and one of the most memorable quotes in the book so far. The poem, written by Christina Rossetti, relates to Mary Whitney's death as it talks about grievance:

Yet if you should forget me for a while
  And afterwards remember, do not grieve;
  For if the darkness and corruption leave
  A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
  Than that you should remember and be sad.
-"Remember," 1849
I liked this poem the most out of all the other poems that were used in the novel because the death of Mary Whitney in the last chapter was so well portrayed that it almost made me feel as if I had lost a friend myself, which made this poem impact me even more. It made me put myself into Grace's shoes and it made me think about how she would feel about this poem if she read it after Mary's death. The other memorable quote in this chapter was narrated by Dr. Simon Jordan when he was considering life and just how easily it can be manipulated and taken away:
"How easily people die, for one; how frequently, for another. And how cunningly spirit and body are knit together. A slip of the knife and you create an idiot. If this is so, why not the reverse? Could you sew and snip, and patch together a genius?" (Atwood 217)
I read this quote a week ago and unlike most other things, it's managed to stick in my mind.I like this quote mostly because it makes you think about the truth of it. Why is it that it's so effortless to take away life or create an idiot, but we constantly struggle to save lives or are unable to find a way to fabricate a genius?

Chapter 21 is a refreshing break from the overly emotion episode of Grace and her times in the Alderman household with Mary Whitney as its main focus is on Dr. Jordan's interpretation of everything he's learned so far about Grace. He asks around about her past to see if everything she has said checks out and learns about the other people mentioned in her stories. It's already seen that Dr. Jordan has very deeply involved himself in Grace Marks' case to the extent that he treats her as if she's his only patient. By the end of the chapter, it's almost as if he's become so involved that he goes as far as dreaming about Grace, which is what is implied by Atwood in his dream description. By ending the chapter like this, it makes me wonder whether Dr. Jordan is interested in Grace's innocence or if he's interested in Grace.
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