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Odessa

This town has been ravaged by both the oil trade and the racism and close-mindedness of its residents.

Oil

This valuable natural resource has brought both financial boom times and the destruction of the natural world to Odessa and many other Texan cities.

Guns

These weapons are ubiquitous among the book's characters, with many characters keeping one in a car and many characters having them in their homes.

Potter's Truck

To his widow, this vehicle symbolizes the essence of a cherished and deceased husband.

Rattlesnakes

These deadly venomous creatures symbolize the peril of the Texan landscape.

The Graves Potter Digs For Small Dead Animals

These resting places for animals who have perished symbolize a character's empathy, compassion, and goodness.

Judge Rice

This character, a person is a position of legal and symbolic power, intentionally humiliates and belittles a female witness during a court proceeding.

Tornado

This powerful...

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