Toronto

Toronto is the place where Elaine lives and grows up. It becomes a place of stress and bad memories, and she leaves in order to survive.

The Onion Church

The Onion church is what Elaine names the Smeaths’ church because of the onion-shaped ventilator on the roof. This church is where Elaine first discovered God, and then lost Him.

The Blue Cat’s Eye Marble

The Blue Cat’s eye marble is Elaine’s favorite marble out of all her marbles, and it becomes her childhood treasure. She keeps it in her purse so that she can’t lose it in a game and moves it to her pocket where she uses it to comfort her when Cordelia is bullying her. When she is an adult, it helps her regain her memory.

The Bridge

The Bridge is the site of Cordelia’s most vicious attack on Elaine...