The second floor of the barn

The second floor of the barn above Uncle Hugh’s workshop contains a small hallway of eight locked rooms. These rooms have all been off-limits to Elise for the past nine years, but after turning 12, Elise is given keys to open the rooms one at a time. The rooms themselves are symbolic of human life and the important things in human lives, and serve as lessons for Elise about her own life. Elise comes to spend much of her time on the second floor of the barn, especially in rooms where she feels a very close connection to her father, such as the library room.

CHOOSE TO LIVE, CHOOSE TO LOVE room

The CHOOSE TO LIVE, CHOOSE TO LOVE room contains a sign that says CHOOSE TO LIVE, CHOOSE TO LOVE, and dozens of photographs of Elise and her father. This room is...