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Drinking

Many characters engage in this activity to excess, and it symbolizes vice and, at times, leads to poor judgement.

Vic's Bedbugs

These creatures are symbols of pests and are often repulsive to people.

Greenspur Press

This publishing company is a symbol of a solid reputation of a main character's.

Vic's Snails

These creatures are symbols of order, love, and predictability.

Costume Party

This event symbolizes disguise and deception.

Vic's and Melinda's Separate Rooms

This arrangement in the Van Allen house symbolizes estrangement.

The Storm From Vic's Childhood

This recurring vision symbolizes chaos, force, and violence.

Geiger Set

This gift symbolizes suspicion and betrayal.

The Quarry

This location, once a family favorite of the Van Allens, becomes the scene of a murder and takes on dual meaning.

The Van Allens' Telephone

This tool symbolizes Melinda's treachery, and it is what Vic pulls out of the wall before he...

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