When the Moon Was Ours Symbols & Objects

McLemore, Anna-Marie
This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of When the Moon Was Ours.

When the Moon Was Ours Symbols & Objects

McLemore, Anna-Marie
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Moons

Moons represent Sam's thoughtful and nurturing personality. Sam's primary hobby is to paint incredibly realistic, globe-shaped moons, which he then hangs up in many places around the town. The presence of these moons is soothing and calming, especially to children.

Pumpkins

Pumpkins represent the deep fears that Miel has about her traumatic childhood. Miel becomes deeply terrified of pumpkins after her mother had once shoved Miel inside of a pumpkin in an attempt to "cure" her of the roses that grow from her wrist. Although Miel will at one point go and buy a pumpkin with Aracely, indicating that she has overcome this fear, in truth she has not.

Roses

The roses which regularly grow from a mysterious stem on Miel's wrist represent her family's deep and mysterious history with magic. In the same way that Miel does not want the roses to grow from her...

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