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Boxes of Sebastian's Belongings

These are things that belonged to Mariana’s husband that she cannot bear to part with. They symbolize Mariana’s inability to cope with his death and move on.

Scars on Henry's Chest

These are wounds one of Mariana’s patients carves on his body. They symbolize a cry for help.

Money

This is what Mariana inherits from her father. It symbolizes security and greed.

Paths at Cambridge

These are places where Mariana remembers walking when she and Sebastian fell in love. At first, they symbolize love and then they symbolize blood and death.

Pinecones

These are what is found with the bodies of the murdered girls. They symbolize spirit and clues about the murders.

Rex

This is a sheepdog Sebastian has when he is a boy and that is father kills. It symbolizes his father’s cruelty.

The Postcards

These are notes Mariana...

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