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Industriales Hat

This object symbolizes a passion for baseball. Ivan wears this object as a symbol of love for his favorite team and as an indication that he hopes to one day play professional baseball himself.

Trumpet

This object symbolizes sacrifice. Isabel trades this treasured object for the fuel needed to power Ivan and his father's boat. In this way, the two families are able to enact their plan of fleeing from Communist Cuba.

Clave

This object symbolizes an affinity for one's homeland. This object is described as a rhythmic form of counting that only Cubans learn to master. Isabel's mother worries at one point that Isabel will be unable to learn how to count this object if she reaches maturity while living in the United States.

Cell Phone

This object symbolizes great personal risk. When Mahmoud and his family are making their way across Syria, they are...

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