Garden of Shadows Setting & Symbolism

Garden of Shadows Objects/Places

Dollhouse

Olivia has a doll house that was custom made and is very expensive. Olivia's father had the doll house placed under glass to keep it from damage. Olivia often fantasizes about having a life like the perfect dolls in this house.

Letter from Alicia

Alicia writes a letter to Malcolm fifteen years after she left Foxworth Hall in order to inform him of her impending death and to ask that he take care of Christopher.

Motorcycle

Mal buys a motorcycle with his trust fund money despite his father's insistence that he not buy one. Mal is killed when he goes too fast around a corner and slides off the side of a cliff.

Christmas Tree

Upon Corinne's birth, Malcolm throws a huge Christmas party to introduce her to society, and decorates with a tree that is more than twenty feet high.

Secluded Second Floor Bedroom

Olivia locks Alicia in a secluded second floor bedroom that has access...
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