The Cartier Bracelet

Georgiana’s Cartier bracelet serves as a symbol for privilege at the outset of the novel. When Curtis overhears Georgiana chiding her mother for being out of touch and snobbish, she ends the conversation because she left her designer bracelet in her friend’s BMW. In the same manner that Georgiana is preoccupied by her misplaced Cartier bracelet, she is unaware of her social privilege as a wealthy white woman. She wants to consider herself a socially aware millennial but spends her time playing tennis and getting drunk with her friends.

Tilda's Lamb

At the outset of the novel, Tilda’s lamb servers as a symbol for her controlling personality. When Sasha invites the Stocktons' over for family dinner, her mother-in-law is upbeat while rearranging the table and producing her own entrée, despite knowing that Sasha cooked. In the same manner that she...