Walker

Patricia’s walker is a symbol of old age and infirmity. Patricia’s mind is still strong, but she is unable to move around without the help of this walker or her wheelchair. She is in constant pain. Richard, meanwhile, remains strong in body, but his mind is lost to senility.

The Durban House

The Durban House symbolizes hope and joy. Patricia is unhappy in the farmhouse in which she has lived her entire married life with her husband Richard. It is only when Looksmart describes to Patricia what he hopes to do with the house that she realizes it has potential that she never tried to visualize. As she packs, she sometimes wishes that she could just burn the house down. When she thinks about the Durham House, she imagines a happy future for herself spending whole days in which she will do nothing but...