Rachel had put bird feeder outside of grandma’s house which attracted an unwanted black crow. A crow like a raven, can symbolize death in this passage. The imagery here is what I believe is describing what grandma is going through with the loss of Aunt Loretta. When the crow startled grandma as if someone was breaking in, it was almost like death was knocking on the door for her. Grandma in this chapter was very concerned about her death so she was obsessed to go through her collection and cash in for here pay day. Stuff like all her vegetables and flowers in her garden died,and nothing left to save all give an idea of grandma dying in side herself.
Rachel though, didn’t seem to mind the crow as grandma did. In this too, it might describe the longing for death in Rachel’s heart because she was the only that survived. With all the struggles she’s been through with the accident and being the new girl, the unwanted bird of death might seem pretty tempting for her. And for Rachel too, grandma told her to bury her father in her heart and stop holding on to him. And maybe in a way, that’s what Rachel wanted, is to bury what happened that day but she just keeps holding on.
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