The strong link between Carrie and Sue culminates with the former’s death. As a result of their telekinetic connection, Sue is forced to let Carrie probe her mind and feel Carrie’s mental agony as she dies, but she is also exonerated by Carrie, who realizes that Sue meant no harm by having Tommy invite her to the prom. In this way, Sue gets the atonement she’s desired all novel, but it’s a bitter victory, with her enduring the same trauma that Carrie has endured all her life. This echo of violence is symbolized by her miscarriage—which evokes both Margaret’s miscarriage, as well as Carrie’s first period, which began the path to this tragedy in the first place.