It was then that a memory sprang forcefully to the front of his mind: something the boy had said once about his grandfather, in passing, that Carl had brushed aside.
-- Narrator (Part II paragraph N/A)

Importance: These words are used initially to draw suspense because Carl does not immediately relate what it is that Bear told him. These words implicate, to some degree, Peter II while also clearing Carl of any guilt. The reader knows through Carl’s narration that he is not guilty even though he will die with most people believing his guilt.

Her face was white and panicked, her mouth open and a sort of silent wail.
-- Narrator (Part II paragraph N/A)

Importance: These words describe how Tessie Jo looked when she came walking out of the woods. They add an air of mystery to the novel as the reader does not know until the very end why Tessie Jo looked so traumatized. In truth, it is because she...