Armoire

The armoire is a symbol of journeys and deceit. Ewan hints at the role that the armoire will play in the novel when he notes that it reminds him of the Chronicles of Narnia, a series of children’s stories in which another world is accessed through a wardrobe. Ewan has no idea that Elsa and Marta are using a secret passage leading from a door at the back of the house to the armoire to access his daughter’s bedroom. He portrays what Maggie is telling them is happening as visitations from the underworld with spirits using this armoire to access the Earthly realm. The armoire is a symbol of deceit. It is disturbing to know that William had the armoire built specifically for his daughter’s room. The reader can assume that William knew about the secret passage and perhaps used it to get...