Video

The video is a symbol of blatant racial prejudice. When Emira is accosted in Market Depot by the security officer, Kelley videos the encounter because it is so blatantly racist. He believes that Emira will want to use it to sue the store. Instead, Emira only wants to put the incident in the past.

The Fish

The fish is a symbol of unequal love. Alix sends Emira to get a fish to replace Briar’s birthday fish that died even though Emira tells Alix that if she stops for the fish, she will not have time to get Briar to her Halloween party. Alix belittles Briar’s feelings and her intelligence by telling Emira assuming the Briar has already forgotten about the party. Emira is angry about the way Alix handled the situation because she believes that Briar could have handled the truth. She believes that...