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Chicken Wing

This symbol appearing in "The Dialectic" represents the unnamed woman's struggles with being on good terms with animals as well as her anger with being abandoned by her husband.

The Lazy River

This symbol in the book is a well-defined metaphor for life. It is a circle and is artificially constructed.

Café Loup

This setting in "Downtown" represents the narrator's love for her neighborhood in the West Village of New York.

Radio Program

In "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets," this symbol represents reminders of Adele's religious upbringing and sets off her feelings of bigotry and oppression.

Toyota Camry

This symbol in "Escape from New York" represents the ordinary life of individuals lacking celebrity and fame.

IHOP

This symbol in "Escape from New York" represents the food addiction of Marlon as well as the ordinariness of life outside of fame and celebrity.

AG 12

This symbol in "Meet...

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