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Running

This is the narrator’s favorite form of exercise. It symbolizes restlessness.

Motherhood

This is something women experience when they have children. It symbolizes fear.

Social Media

This is a public means of communication between friends using the internet. It symbolizes attachment.

Books

These are something Elizabeth is always reading. They symbolize stability.

New York City

This is where the narrator and her husband live. It symbolizes freedom.

Florida

This is where the narrator grew up. It symbolizes the past.

The Charter High School

This is where Elizabeth teaches during the day. It symbolizes entrapment in society.

Carpentry

This is Elizabeth’s husband’s occupation. It symbolizes aspirations and fulfillment.

Explosion

This is how Josslyn dies. It symbolizes tragedy.

Magda Szabó's The Door

This is a book Elizabeth teaches for her graduate class. It symbolizes guilt.

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