I would agree with that idea. The bag of nuts may represent the issues he has concerned himself with over the years or they may be future issues in need of a so

I would agree with that idea. The bag of nuts may represent the issues he has concerned himself with over the years or they may be future issues in need of a solution. Grass has always been very outspoken, very political and, more often than not, provocative. I believe he is writing about his legacy. He is convinced that his works will outlast him and that he will continue to have an impact through them even after this death. One could even go a step further and argue that he is saying his works are him (or at least his essence) and therefore he will continue to live on. The sounds coming from the grave may either represent the cracking of nuts, meaning solving the issue or they may represent the sound of fighting over said issues stimulated by Grass' ideas.