Didn't see the importance of the gift either, but it's probably a cultural thing. And why did she resist so much? Well just look at the beating Jack took at the end.Originally Posted by Raven
About the people hanging outside the cage, makes you wonder about two ideas given in the episode and from what we've seen in the series. We've been lead to believe and a couple of instances that the abducted people were given a better life from what they would experience in the Island. We've also seen that the Others have technology and methods to brainwash people. So it's hard to tell what they are actually doing with those abducted people, and if they are currently in the camp because of their free will or because they've been tricked somehow.