Week 6- Entry B

I'm worried for Davy's faith. There is some foreshadowing that suggests his demise. I think if I were reading this book solely for entertainment, I would have taken no note of these harbingers. However, being on the lookout for things to write about in this blog there were a few pages that sent my spine tingling.

On pages 133 and 134, the Land family comes across a deceased crow lying in the road after being run over by a car. Dad says that he's never seen a roadkill crow. They're bright birds and avoid traffic. A little while later, they encounter another crow pasted to the road.

Perhaps, the crow symbolizes Davy. He's a very bright young man who seems able to care for himself. I just caught myself call him a young man, he's in fact a teenager only sixteen years old. His maturity level made me forget that he is only my age! I assume that the car that ran over the crow is Mr. Andreeson. He is a federal police officer who's only job is to find Davy and enforce "justice". As of now, the fed is the logical fit to match the car, but another person could appear that wants Davy dead as well. Maybe, there is no single person responsible for Davy's downfall. The car could just be the means by which Davy dies. It really doesn't matter what the car represents, the important thing is that Davy will die. I sincerely hope that this isn't the case, but I can't imagine any other need for this passage about the dead crows.