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Urine

This object symbolizes disrespect in the novel. When Malcolm witnesses Gerard Bonneville's hyena daemon expressing this substance onto the path as Malcolm walks home, Malcolm is disgusted and horrified. The hyena daemon's actions ooze loathing, rage, and disrespect in a way that Malcolm has not encountered before.

The Three-Legged Hyena Daemon

This object symbolizes Gerard's own internal damage. On the surface, Gerard seems like a nice enough man at first, chatting pleasantly with patrons at the Trout Inn and winking happily at Malcolm. However, this object belongs to him and is partly a manifestation of his own soul. Thus, the state of this object and its related actions reflect how deranged Gerard himself is, as the reader later learns.

The Sixth Alethiometer

This object symbolizes hope. In fighting against the tyrannical regime of the Magisterium, objects of this type are very precious tools, as they can help...

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