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This object symbolizes talent, ingenuity, and pride. When Harjo's mother uses this object to memorialize her voice for all time, Harjo is quite proud of her mother's unique position within the community.

Shirt

This object symbolizes surrender. Harjo tells a story about one evening at dusk when she was playing outside with her brother and other neighborhood children. She was having a great time when her mother suddenly demanded that she come inside and don this object. Once Harjo does so, she feels as if the true abandon of her childhood had been lost forever.

Golden Books Family Treasury of Poetry

This object symbolizes Harjo's love of literature. When Harjo is eight years old, she receives this object as a gift from her mother. This object then provides Harjo with hours upon hours of enjoyment and instills in her a love of verse and an affinity for...

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