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The Learning Center

This area of Claudia's school represents her feelings of inadequacy and her insecurities about her intelligence.

Banneker

This is the high school that Claudia wants to attend, primarily because it is where Monday wants to go.

Flowers in the Attic

This novel, checked out several times by Monday from the library, symbolizes the hidden abuse that Monday and her siblings withstood at the hands of their mother.

Freezer

This object in the Charles home represents the brutal death of Monday and August Charles.

Purple Journal

This object is given to Claudia as a gift from Monday. Initially, she is angered by the gift because it highlights her struggles with reading and writing.

Pink Journal

This object belonging to Monday represents her hidden secrets and inner thoughts. It is discovered and taken from Monday's home by Claudia and is later handed over to the detectives.

Photocopied Journal

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