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Rocking Chair

This object symbolizes the willingness to make extreme sacrifices for one's art. When Grady discusses Albert Vetch, the first true writer whose acquaintance he ever made, he portrays him as a man plagued by his inner drive to write fiction. Over the course of the novel, Grady comes to characterize this object as one that represents the great suffering experienced by all passionate writers and the sacrifices they make to fulfill their literary visions.

Blush

This object symbolizes attraction. Early in the narrative, while the reader is still getting to know Grady and his friend and editor Crabtree, Crabtree disembarks from the plane with a beautiful transgender woman on his arm. After it is made clear that Crabtree understands the dynamics of the situation with Miss Sloviak, she flirts with him and he responds by displaying this object. In this case, the object represents Crabtree's interest...

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