Importance of Window

The window in “Proving Up” symbolizes truth and the undeniable nature of human beings. The glass window, taken by Miles’s father from the haunted land of the abandoned Yothers homestead, is shared among the families in the area when their dates of inspection arrive. The window is given to Miles to bring to the Stricksels’ place, but on the way, Miles is accosted and overtaken by the dark soul of a former settler seeking revenge for his land being taken by the Yotherses. The window here becomes symbolic of a window to truth, to the darker side commensurate with death among the otherwise Christian and charitable settlers.