In chapter 3, "The Afterlife," of the book "Whirligig," how does Brent seem to be changing?

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three is called The Afterlife. Here we learn that Brent wasnt sentenced to jail time or to a
stint in a detention center, as a result of causing the car accident that killed Lea Zamora.
Instead, during a mediation session with Leas mother, Brent was asked by Mrs. Zamora to atone
for his crime by building versions of Leas favorite wooden toy, a whirligig, and placing them in
the four corners of the country: Washington, California, Florida, and Maine. For the first time
in a long time €“ or maybe, ever -- Brent has a project to attend to that he has to put ahead of
his own interests. Now it seems as though hes figuring out strategies to use to curb his anger.
Several times in the process of building the whirligig in Washington state, he has to stop and
step away from the wood and the tools. When he makes a mistake, he is frightened by his anger
in the face of this setback.  Before the accident, he probably would have just gotten angrier
and angrier until he exploded and destroyed everything aound him. When he finally finishes this
first whirligig and sees that it works, he feels a tingle of success. He has accomplished
something worthwhile on his own. And he needs to feel as though he is truly atoning for thehe
caused. We readers can be optimistic that hell be able to keep on finding success and some sense
of peace with the whirligigs and what they stand for.