Knife

The knife is a symbol of fear and the fight response. Even though Maya has moved and tried to become a different person, she realizes how afraid she still is when she believes someone is following her in the park. Ramona gave Maya this knife to protect herself in case she was ever threatened. In her fear, Maya pulls out this knife. It is only later that she realizes that the person following her is a scared child. When Maya lashes out at the child with the knife, she realizes how strong her fight response has become. Her fear has almost caused her to hurt an innocent person.

Flags

The flags are symbols of stability, inhumanity, and mourning. Tails hurries to take down the flags in front of the hockey stadium because he believes if the people wake in the morning to find the flags are...