Streamers
Describe symbolism in Streamers by David Rabe
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A streamer is a parachute that does not open correctly and plummets its victim to death. Symbolically, the parachutist may be perceived as a kind of everyman. If his chute opens, he survives the fall to earth, but if it does not, he perishes.
Streamers