This is a clear instance when Cousin Lymon was behaving a like a vulture waiting to eat its prey. Studying the characteristics and behavior of vultures, Corinne J. Kendall and a few of her colleagues, states that vultures tend to prey during dry seasons and when animal’s death rates are higher. This relates to Cousin Lymon’s behavior during the fight because when the fight took place it shows the dead relationship between Marvin Macy and Miss Amelia. Cousin Lymon pounced when he found the perfect opportunity to attack his prey. While other researchers see these descriptions differently than this argument the imagery that McCullers use, provides to the readers the readers would not see the connection about Cousin Lymon and birds, which plays
