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Phone

This object symbolizes suffocating obsession and control. When the unnamed narrator's boss Artemisia told her about a former lover of hers named Virgilio, she explained how he would use this object so often that her landlord threatened to evict her for all the noise.

Poem entitled "Daddy"

This object symbolizes the unnamed narrator's desire to be controlled. Over the course of the narrative, the unnamed narrator often shares with the reader her wish to be controlled, often linking it with this object or with its creator, Sylvia Plath.

Hedge Maze

This object symbolizes the illusion of freedom. When the unnamed narrator discusses how her view of Artemisia changed over time, she says that she came to realize that Artemisia was actually trapped inside of this object, which she herself had created within the confines of a patriarchal and highly prescriptive society.

Kiss

This object symbolizes gratitude in...

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