What purpose does the bureau serve in the dear departed
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Bureau is a writing desk with drawers.
The bureau in the dear departed belonged to the father.
Mrs. Slather being bureau her father's property didn't want to give it to her sister.
So, she kept it in other other room before her sister arrived.
It shows the greediness of Mrs. Slather.
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The pinching of the bureau points towards Mrs. Slater being materialistic. It reinforced the theme
of greed by exposing the greedy and mean nature of Mrs. Slater who stole the bureau and then
lied to the Jordans to satisfy her greedy nature.
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