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Rose’s Flower Arrangement

This symbolizes both a desire to be noticed as well as being viewed and treated as an outsider.

Rose’s Piano/Phil’s Banjo

These symbolize the battle waging between two of the main characters in the story. These also reveal one character’s inadequacies and the other’s dominance.

Alcohol

This symbolizes the desperate need to escape reality and the pain that comes with it. It also symbolizes the consequences of one’s actions.

Cattle Castration

This symbolizes the question the novel asks about what makes a man a man and how is manliness to be measured.

The Cowboy

This symbolizes the ideal man – independent, strong, courageous, and cool under pressure.

The Running Dog

This symbolizes one character’s belief in his ability to read others accurately, when, in reality, this is not true and leads to his demise.

Chess

This symbolizes the...

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