The Hotel Nantucket

The revitalization of the Hotel Nantucket symbolizes Lizbet’s attempt to restart her life after heartbreak. Lizbet channels all her pent-up anxiety and rage into her project. She finds comfort in creating something new and beautiful.

Wanda’s article

Wanda's article about Grace’s murder symbolizes the ghost’s long-overdue retribution. The article encourages Grace to use her powers for good and serves as Grace’s official initiation into the Hotel Nantucket community.

The attic

Grace’s exile to the attic symbolizes her enforced separation from society and her lover. Her job as a chambermaid meant that she went mostly unnoticed, enabling Dahlia to get rid of her without punishment.

Christina

Christina symbolizes Lizbet’s replacement—not only at the Deck, but in JJ’s life and in the Nantucket restauranteur community. This helps explain Lizbet’s rage at Christina’s proprietary demeanor when...