The climax of The Last of Us takes us back in time to meet Ellie’s mother, Anna, and learn about her tragic fate. Anna is portrayed by Ashley Johnson and is first seen in the final chapter of the game. She is with a child and trying to escape from an infected person. She seeks refuge in a farmhouse, hoping to find her friends and family there.
However, she discovers that no one is there to help her. Like Ellie, Anna adopts a warrior mentality to ensure her survival. She climbs the stairs and experiences a miscarriage. To protect herself from the infected, she props up a chair against the door latch. She gives birth to her child without assistance, but the infected break in and attack her.
Anna fights back with a switchblade and kills the infected. As she walks away from the scene of the murder, she hears her newborn child cry and realizes that she gave birth during the fight. However, Anna was also bitten by an infected and swiftly severs the umbilical cord to prevent transmission of the infection. She names her child Ellie.
Marlene and her friends arrive at the farmhouse late at night and find Anna with the infant in one arm and the switchblade in the other. Marlene had planned to save Anna, but she arrived too late. Anna is not angry with her but becomes increasingly concerned for Ellie’s safety.
Anna informs Marlene that Ellie is hungry and falsely claims to have severed the umbilical cord before being bitten to reassure Marlene that Ellie is not infected. Anna pleads with Marlene to take Ellie to Boston and have her adopted by a loving family there. She hopes that one day, Marlene will give Ellie her switchblade.
However, Marlene declines to hear the baby’s name, and Anna gives her specific instructions to immediately pick up Ellie and kill her. When Marlene takes Ellie, she insists that she cannot kill Anna. Anna sobs and begs in the closet to be killed, but seeing her friend in such distress is too much for Marlene.
She delivers the infant to her colleague and requests that he place a cloth over the infant’s eyes. Marlene goes inside and kills Anna without pausing to consider the situation further. Ellie, who had just stopped crying, resumes her wailing at the sound of the gunshot.
In conclusion, The Last of Us’s climax takes us back in time to meet Ellie’s mother, Anna, and learn about her tragic fate. Anna fights bravely against the infected but ultimately succumbs to the infection. Marlene’s decision to kill Anna is a difficult one, but she believes it is necessary to protect Ellie and ensure her survival. The Last of Us is a powerful game that explores themes of survival, sacrifice, and love in a post-apocalyptic world.