An-mei sees “fate” as what one is “destined” to struggle toward achieving. When her youngest child Bing dies, An-mei ceases to express any outward faith in God, but retains her belief in the force of will. Rose initially believed that the death had caused her mother to lose faith altogether, but she eventually realizes that she may have misinterpreted her mother’s behaviors.
The answer to this is pathos
Medger Evers was assassinated because of the racism that existed during his time. He was an African American civil rights activist, and many people thought that what he stood up for was wrong. His life was always in danger and constant threat due to the Klu Klux Klan and other people who discriminated against him and his beliefs.