After agreeing to sacrifice his horse and after a series of events, the barn in which Addie’s coffin was in caught on fire. Jewel saved the animals that were in the barn then risked his life to save the coffin, which resulted in him badly burning his back. That being said, that was the second time that Jewel saved his mother's coffin (from water and fire). In Cora’s chapter, Cora talks about how before Addie died they had a conversation about religion and how Cora felt that Jewel was Addie’s punishment, but Addie responded with, “He is my cross and he will be my salvation. He will save me from the water and from the fire.” (168). Jewel literally saved her from water and fire which is ironic because when Addie said that he was her salvation,
