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Billy Idol's Guitar

Handling this musical instrument paves the way for one main character to begin remembering the musical abilities and histories of the character's family members.

Jacson's Car

The breakdown of this vehicle ends up facilitating a revelatory conversation between two old high school classmates and friends decades after they left school.

Cicero's Family's Land

This area is symbolic of a main character's connections to the character's family and roots.

Beans Cooked With Ham Hocks

This special meal makes an extremely wealthy businessperson so nostalgic that he offers an absurd sum of money for a relative of its original cook to make meals like this for him again as an adult.

Lazarus Barden II's Belt

This object that a main character uses to beat the person who is having an affair with his wife symbolizes the character's rage and desperation.

Red Velvet Cake

A main character fixates...

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