IR Blogpost 4

Edgar and his mother, Trudy go to the police station to give an official statement concerning Gar's death. It was just a formality, but we learned that Edgar has lost most of the memories concerning that day. They learned later that Gar died from an aneurism in his brain.

The circumstances of the funeral were interesting. Due to the freezing temperatures, the ground was too hard to dig, so they built a bonfire for the sole purpose of thawing the ground. When Edgar and his mother stood near the fire, Trudy showed sensitivity to the smoke, whereas "Edgar breathed it in, feeling not the slightest tickle."(156) I thought that was strange for some reason. I'm not quite sure why though. Anyway, the day of the funeral was stranger because Claude shows up after being gone for a while and he comes bearing company. That company included all the dogs they sold that were alive and their owners. Of course, the people acted the way people always do at a funeral. They offer their condolences and reassurances. After going to funerals of my own family members, I can understand why Edgar was so uncomfortable. I can relate.

I think the overall idea behind this section in particular is that there is nothing you can do except survive and keep moving forward when disaster strikes.