The grandmother persuades the family to visit the house, with the secret panel she lied about. To access the house, thanks to the secret sign, the family had to leave the highway and take a dirt road. The dirt road symbolizes the wrong path which is a sin. The route the family is taking is the right one. In contrast, the dirt road is described as bumpy, harsh, with sharp turns and woods all around. Also, the woods are very dark, which means death. The grandmother's death is very symbolic, as the Misfit shoots her three times. Christ died on the cross and rose again on the third day. Therefore, when the grandmother died, she was a born again Christian, accepting God in her.