Grandmother convinces the family to visit the house, with the secret panel she lied about. To reach the house, with the secret panel, the family had to turn from the highway onto a dirt road. The dirt road symbolizes the wrong path which is sinful. The path the family was on is the right path. In contrast, the dirt road is described as bumpy, stiff, with sharp curves and woods all around. Also, the woods are very dark and mean death. The grandmother's death is very symbolic, because the Misfit shoots her three times. Christ died on the cross and was resurrected on the third day. Therefore, when Grandmother died, she was a born-again Christian, accepting God in her