I think the casket is a symbol of death and it is also a symbol of cruelty of the narrator that he took Doodle to see it and touch it to emphasize that they thought he was going to die so needed to be brought face to face with it.
Character arc is the story of how the character changes throughout the story.
Hope this helps :)
I'm pretty sure the answer would be to die
started rumbling the first we really sat down and did nothing the second time we ran outside but are friend Robenson pulled our hands and told us: “do not go because if the house fell and you guys are outside the concrete would probably kill you but if you guys are inside with the zinc roof you would have way more chances to survive.” Luckily the house did not fall.
To push Doodle Pass his abilities. To show him you're not suppose to be here, but since you are, do everything you can.
