Saving his mother's coffin from going downstream and rescuing the coffin from the burning barn were some ways Jewel showed his love, although those actions are quite extreme because Jewel could have been killed. ... Darl, one of Addie's least favorites, is rejected by his mother which "injured him psychologically" and led him to burn the barn where Addie's coffin lay resting in peace (Wadlington 30). ...

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