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Black Oak Door

This object symbolizes the Witch's mother's fear of the outside world. By the time the Witch was old enough to toddle around their home, her mother had boarded up every window in the home. She had even reinforced this large, heavy item by using a variety of materials to ensure it could never be compromised.

Rope

This object symbolizes child abuse. Dona Tina often uses this object to punish her young family members when they misbehave, first dipping this object into water in order to achieve an even greater level of brutality.

Diamond Ring

This object symbolizes the often mythic nature of inheritance. The narrator explains how this object had reportedly belonged to Manolo Conde's grandmother, but that no living member of the family has ever seen it. The reader is led to suspect from the very beginning that the very object spurring Manolo's adult...

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