She buries Stanley’s great-grandfather’s money somewhere and even though Charles Walker and his wife Linda try to torture her into revealing its location, Kate dies before anyone can find out where the money is hidden. After the day that Sam is killed, rain stops falling on Green Lake and the lake dries up.
Q. What food does Stanley find at the top of the mountain?
He is willing to do whatever he can to save him and to his surprise there is water on top of the mountain. They even find onions, which of course save their lives later on when they dig their last hole and that’s when they find the treasure. Stanley’s curse and friendship help build his character.
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Q. What did zero confess to Stanley at the top of the mountain?
Stanley lifts Zero and carries him farther up the mountain, leaving the shovel and jars behind. He wants to go back down the mountain to find the shovel and jars. Zero is still very sick and in his delirium confesses to Stanley that it was he, Zero, who stole Clyde Livingston’s shoes.
Q. What does Stanley remember about the mountain that looks like a thumb?
During a lightning strike, Stanley sees the shape of the mountains better than he ever has before. One of them is shaped like a thumb. Stanley remembers the story of his great-grandfather, who “found refuge on God’s thumb.” Nobody ever knew what that meant.
Q. What does God’s thumb symbolism for Stanley and Zero?
God’s Thumb Symbol Analysis It comes to represent the sentience of nature within the world of the novel, especially as Stanley and Zero begin their journey towards it. This suggests that nature’s benevolence is reserved for those who are willing to look for it and respect the natural world.
Q. What scared Stanley most about dying?
“What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn’t his actual death. He figured he could handle the pain. It wouldn’t be much worse than what he felt now. In fact, maybe at the moment of his death he would be too weak to feel pain.
