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The Second Place

Tony and M built this as a place for M to keep her creative side alive. M invites other artists to stay there throughout the year.

Alcohol

This is used during times when M and family are relaxing. L accepts it but never touches it after, which symbolizes his inability to engage with M in the way she would like to.

Paris

This is where M was when she first noticed L's work. While here, she felt positive about her future.

Train

M took this mode of transportation as she was leaving Paris. It was here that she says she met the devil, which sent her life on a downward spiral.

L's Charcoal Sketch

This piece of L's art symbolizes his and other men's power to trivialize and sexualize women. The woman in this image is a "mere smudge of oblivion" (15).

The Curtains

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