The East Wing

The East wing of Furnivall symbolizes the secret history of the Furnivall family to which neither Hester nor the reader are privy throughout the story. Hester frequently remarks that neither she, nor Rosamond, nor Dorothy ever saw what lay beyond the East wing as it was always locked. At the end of the story, the ghosts of Lord Furnivall, Maude, and the young girl emerge from the East wing, letting the haunting past of the Furnivall family escape and take hold of the present occupants, Miss Furnivall especially.

The Organ

The organ that Hester hears throughout the story symbolizes the continued presence of Lord Furnivall as master of the house. Hester says that the organ plays especially intensely on stormy nights, and the story suggests that this is because Lord Furnivall is trying to keep the ghost of the little girl away from the...