Evvie’s House

Evvie’s house is a symbol of her connection to Tim. Evvie feels drowned in the memories of her cruel late husband in the house she shared with him. This leads her to sell the house and buy one of her own at the end of the novel.

Tim Drake

Tim Drake represents Evvie’s fear of truly expressing herself. Throughout their relationship, Tim manipulated Evvie into toning down her personality and hiding her feelings from others. Therefore, after he dies, Evvie still feels tied to these discrete tendencies.

Baseball

Baseball symbolizes Dean’s dream future that was taken away from him. He has always loved pitching professionally, but due to a random accident, he can no longer pursue this dream. This makes him not want to think or talk about the subject at all in the beginning of the novel.

Therapy

Therapy represents...