Significance of Gladys' Chocolates

The chocolates are intended to be seen as a representation of the sustaining power of love - and, because they were originally a gift from Grainier, they can be seen as foreshadowing another gift of his love: his care for her when Kate (the wolf-girl) shows up and needs his help to recover from an injury. Shortly before the fire, Grainier gives his wife Gladys the gift of a box of chocolates. In the aftermath of the fire, Grainier searches (somewhat irrationally) for the chocolates and their wrappers as evidence that Gladys, and their love, actually happened. He does not, however, find them.