The Crane Wife
The Picnic Amanda Goes on With Rachel and Mei
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The picnic symbolizes the bad relationship Amanda has with the girls as they cannot get along while eating together which is normally a time of communion and getting together. When these gatherings do not go well, it means that there is strife amongst the participants.