Crenshaw

At the yard sale, Jackson notices that his family’s personal items are spread out for anyone to see and haggle over. However, he enjoys being with his neighbors, who are also selling personal items. When Jackson’s father becomes tired, he sits in a chair, playing his guitar and singing, with Sara sometimes joining in. Jackson reminds himself that “it was all just meaningless stuff” and the money they would make by selling it “was a good thing” (200).

By noon, almost everything has sold, but Jackson hears Sara tell Tom the sales have raised nowhere near the amount of money they need. A man approaches Tom to ask if his guitar is for sale. Tom and Sara exchange glances, and Tom tells the man, “Could be” (201). Sara adds that she has a guitar for sale as well. Jackson exclaims that Tom cannot sell his guitar. Robin, who has been playing nearby, agrees, adding, “It’s named after Jackson!” (201). Jackson clarifies that he is named after the guitar, but Robin does not care about the difference. The guitar is “a keepsake for keeping,” she says, then offers the man her trash can with the bunnies, which she had set aside (202).