What does 思うところがあった mean in そして元々身体が弱かった母が二年前に病気で亡くなった時、リーゼも思うところがあったのだろう。以来リーゼは叔母夫婦の元で家事手伝いをしている。


Context:

> ただ、才能があるといってもカイルほどではなかったが、その分リーゼは努力し、随分と腕を上げた。将来はこれを活かした道に進みたいと、常々言っていたほどだ。
> だがリーゼが生まれる前に夫を戦争で亡くし、一人でリーゼを育ててきた彼女の母は、決して口には出さなかったものの、娘には平穏な道を歩んでほしかったはずだ。
> そして元々身体が弱かった母が二年前に病気で亡くなった時、「リーゼも思うところがあった」のだろう。以来リーゼは叔母夫婦の元で家事手伝いをしている。

From what I've found on stack it may mean part, so I assumed in this case it
might be a reason, something like "Rize also had her reasons", but its based
on nothing.




In this context, リーゼ had wanted to choose some unusual (non-平穏) way of making
a living, but she gave it up after her mother died two years ago. She gave up
because she had "思うところ" about the death.

思うところがある (literally "there is a point of consideration") is a set phrase which
vaguely means something like "one has some strong inner thoughts (about
something)." Depending on the context, 思うところがありました can mean "I was (somehow)
deeply impressed", "I had a certain reason (which I don't want to disclose)",
"It made me (re)think", "I had a (secret) idea" etc.

In this context, リーゼ thought "something" about her mother's death, the detail
of which is untold. The sentence says her mother's death made her think
deeply, and it led her to change her mind.




In this context, リーゼ had wanted to choose some unusual (non-平穏) way of making
a living, but she gave it up after her mother died two years ago. She gave up
because she had "思うところ" about the death.

思うところがある (literally "there is a point of consideration") is a set phrase which
vaguely means something like "one has some strong inner thoughts (about
something)." Depending on the context, 思うところがありました can mean "I was (somehow)
deeply impressed", "I had a certain reason (which I don't want to disclose)",
"It made me (re)think", "I had a (secret) idea" etc.

In this context, リーゼ thought "something" about her mother's death, the detail
of which is untold. The sentence says her mother's death made her think
deeply, and it led her to change her mind.

