While Bride may be earnestly trying to help Sofia get a new start in life, her gesture also suggests that she thinks the answers to life’s most difficult questions come in the form of material goods and wealth. Material wealth has been one of the primary methods Bride has used to insulate herself from the pain of her childhood trauma, so it is not surprising that she tries to use that method to make amends with Sofia. When the possibility of mending the relationship with Sofia vanishes, though, Bride must then find different methods to accept and forgive herself (though the novel hasn’t yet made it clear why, exactly, Bride might feel guilty about Sofia’s incarceration or why she feels like she might owe something to Sofia).