What do you think Jack Older’s afterlife will look like after he robs an Indian grave but in the end finds himself buried in one?
Created: 10/21/21
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I loved Jack's ending. It was like divine justice - eaten by turtles and buried in an Indian burial ground. I could foresee in a sequel to this book that his bones are now relics and they are stolen. I don't think in his afterlife he's in any happy hunting ground.
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I also think there could be a sequel. I liked the book but some things were not fully explained. I am wondering if Crawford still has Jack’s satchel. If found with him will he be charged with killing the animals and questioned about Jack’s disappearance? Who is the newspaper man really? Is he interested in Two as a love interest or as a news breaking story. And what about the man who owns the land where Jack’s body was found, why was he even in the novel? He did see Crawford with the satchel.
As far as Jack’s end I agree with janines it was divine justice. I must say I never knew that turtles would eat dead humans!
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He was a grave robber and robbed some of the graves on site. They needed to dispose of the body before it could produce an odor or be found by people or animals. Putting him in the coffin to have his bones picked clean was the perfect place to hide the body (skeleton) and no one would ever question it if they did find it since it would be thought to be 'just another Indian'.
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Yes, poetic justice for Jack. And while I don't ordinarily condone covering up a murder, I think in this case it was the best thing to do. Certainly given the times Crawford or Two would have been prime suspects, and lynching sadly would not have been out of the question.
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