Smitten | Objects, Setting & Important Places

Smitten Objects/Places

Chase Mills, Pennsylvania

Protagonist Lizabeth makes her home here after her divorce from her oppressive ex-husband. It's a small, quiet town, perfect for her rest and healing but still within easy driving distance of larger urban centers like Philadelphia.

Lizabeth's House

This is the run-down character home, a "fixer-upper," in which Lizabeth and her family live and which Matt helps her turn into a realization of her dreams. For further consideration of the metaphoric value of the house, see "Topics for Discussion - In what ways ..."

Matt's Motorcycle

Matt's prized Harley Davidson motorcycle is an important symbol - of power, of excitement, of sexuality, and of freedom. As such, it's simultaneously a threat to Lizabeth's fear-bred sense of safety and a trigger for the release of her own power, excitement (for life), sexuality, and freedom.

Elsie's Cadillac

Elsie's car, as equally prized by her as Matt's motorcycle is by him, is for her a symbol of...
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