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Dutch House

This building symbolizes wealth, luxury, and success for some characters, while for others is symbolizes excess, pomposity and misfortune.

Money

Characters throughout the novel argue, struggle, and have life-long rifts over this resource.

Cyril Conroy's Tenants

Through visiting this group of characters with his young son, Cyril Conroy tries to teach his son about hard work, humility, and fairness.

Maeve's Diabetes

This chronic illness symbolizes struggle and drawbacks for an entire family.

Many Flights of Stairs in Houses

These structures represent inconvenience and even danger in several buildings and at several different points in the story.

Maeve's Hair

This physical attribute of one character represents that character's beauty, strength, and willingness to go against the grain of what society and family expect.

Maeve's Red Coat

This piece of clothing represents the life and vivaciousness of one central character.

Maeve's Portrait

This piece of art symbolizes the...

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