Grandma Buechner is strong, like a rock in the ocean. Freddy supposes that she can take anything in stride and still recover, as evidenced by her reaction when two of her three sons commit suicide. The scars of painful events in her life are evident in the lines on her face and in her demeanor, but she is not broken. Grandma loves passionately, and when emotion seizes her, she does not hold back. Grandma is the daughter of a wealthy brewer, so she still has a lot of money, and she uses this to help his family out during the hard years of the Depression. When the family wants to go to Bermuda, Grandma is against it, saying that they should stay home and face reality. However, she still pays for the trip and the rent in the Bermuda house, showing that her love for her family is stronger than her desire to meddle.
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