Julia’s Watch

Julia’s watch symbolizes her desire to make meaning out of death. She records the death of her patients through scratches on the back of her watch so they do not seem forgotten and meaningless. This desire ultimately manifests in her adoption of Barnabas to make meaning of Bridie’s death.

Full Moon

A round of full moon symbolizes the women who died while under Julia’s care. Julia carves a full moon into her watch for each death. The moon thus also symbolizes femininity and the maternal experience.

Crescent moon

A crescent moon symbolizes the infants who died while under Julia’s care. Julia carves a crescent moon into her watch for each death. Crescent moons are only part of the whole moon, symbolizing the infants were once just parts of their mother.

Bone Man

The bone man symbolizes death. The bone man...