There is no suggestion that she has encouraged him at all. It's likely that she does not, or if she does, considers it a harmless attraction. Trudy Sawtelle is the object of Claude's desire, but it is not evident from the narrative whether or not she realizes this. It is intimated that Gar is responsible for the smoke and that he has avenged his own death by making sure that Claude perishes in the fire.ĭoes Edgar's mother bear any responsibility for the murders of her son and her husband? Both Claude and Edgar are trapped in the barn, but when Claude tries to make his exit, he sees the outline of the ghost of his victim, and the barn is suddenly filled with thick acrid smoke, which prevents him from leaving safely. The second time he appears is at the end of the story, when the barn is on fire. Edgar realizes that the syringe belongs to his uncle Claude and realizes also that his father is trying to let him know how he died and who murdered him. Edgar follows the vision of his father to a particular spot in the barn, where he finds a discarded syringe that is most likely the syringe that was used to kill him.
The outline of Gar's ghost first appears to his son, when Edgar is in the barn where Gar was killed. Even after his murder, he remains a key character in the story, and not just because of the havoc that his death has wreaked Gar appears to other characters at key points in the narrative and these appearances are instrumental in revealing his killer. The main way in which the mystical is invoked in the novel is through the character of Gar Sawtelle. There is a heavy mystical undertone to the novel. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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