Throughout the book Berniece is saddened by her late husband’s, Crawley, death. The fact that Boy Willie and Lymon come to visit reminds her of Crawley, because he was shot and killed when he was stealing some wood while helping them. She feels that the two of them are responsible for Crawley’s death. They were lucky, because they were only sent to prison for their acts but Crawley was killed and his wife and daughter were left in sorrow. This makes me think of “Paint it Black” by The Rolling Stones. “Paint it Black” is about a person who has forever lost his loved one and is now depressed "With flowers and my love both never to come back", the same feelings that Berniece is experiencing. And with the appearance of Boy Willie and Lymon those feelings have come back to her, so she would rather both of them leave and let her get on with her life not thinking about the sad past that they bring with them.
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