The Boss's Office

The entirety of "The Fly" takes place in the boss's office in the city. It is not clear in which city the boss works, but the office represents a space of activity and success. The boss has made recent improvements to the space, including new furniture, carpet, and electric heating – improvements that impress Woodifield and make him perceive the boss as happy and healthy. When Woodifield leaves, the boss's office becomes a place of significant pain and paralysis, as the boss is forced to contend once more with the loss of his son. Thus, the boss's office is both a space of growth and success and a space of private pain and grieving.

Belgium

Woodifield mentions Belgium when he tells the boss that his daughters recently visited. Belgium is where the boss's son is buried, presumably because he was killed in action during World War I...