Blow-Up Dolphin

This blow-up dolphin is a symbol of Andrew’s desire to scare Lindsey. Lindsey sees this dolphin, a favorite toy of Sophie’s, floating in the ocean and believes that perhaps Sophie went out alone and drowned. It turned out that Andrew had taken Sophie to get a drink. Lindsey believed he set up the scene intentionally to scare her and to make her realize that he could take Sophie from her if he wanted to do so.

Silver Charm Bracelet

This silver charm bracelet is a symbol of Andrew’s violence. Sophie finds this broken bracelet between the couch cushions where it fell when Andrew pulled it off Lindsey during an argument. Andrew pulled the bracelet off with such force that he not only broke the bracelet but also bruised Lindsey’s wrist.

Gun

This gun is a symbol of power and death. Both...