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Bees

These creatures are a source of wonder, income, and joy for several main characters. They also symbolize both vulnerability and vitality.

The Sea

This natural landscape represents both possibility and great danger for asylum seekers wishing to cross it to get to safer lands.

Money

This resource is what makes it possible for a main character to make the perilous journey from Syria to the United Kingdom where many others failed.

Bombs

The constant threat of these weapons kills many and traumatizes many others during the conflict in Syria.

Sami's Lego Houses

These toy creations symbolize a child's innocence and yearning for safety.

Nuri's Mother's Red Fan

This object symbolizes the fateful crossing of the paths of two lives.

The Marble With the Red Stripe

This object symbolizes two parents' grief for their lost child.

Keys

These objects symbolize safety, but one character is terribly hurt when...

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