Importance of Piggy Bank

The piggy bank represents the secrets that Owen kept hidden in inaccessible places. It sits on Bailey’s bedside table, along with theater books and plays. Owen won it for her at a school fair shortly after they moved to Sausalito; it is a “female piggy bank, complete with bright red cheeks and a bow on top” (44). Inside is Owen’s will with his real name, which Hannah can only access after Jules enlists a prominent safecracker to open it.