Tabatha's Flossie Flirt Doll

Tabatha Styles' Flossie Flirt doll -- which Anna Kerrigan sees and covets when she accompanies her father to a business meeting at the Styles home in Chapter 1 -- symbolizes the disparity in wealth between the Styles and Kerrigan families. The doll, which Anna wanted "violently" (5) for Christmas two years before but did not receive, also confirms the 11-year-old's suspicion that the Styles family is much better off in 1934 than her own.

Ripe Tomatoes

The tomatoes that Mr. Q grows in his greenhouse during the dead of winter -- and which he often gives as gifts to members of his syndicate -- symbolizes the man's seemingly limitless power. His ability to produce the summer vegetable ripe during the winter months suggests an omnipotence that defies the laws of nature.

The Ocean

The ocean symbolizes the unfathomable limits of human knowledge; its ability to conceal...