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Lottery Ticket

This object, featured in the story "Mr. Harrigan's Phone," symbolizes the rituals that come to characterize the friendship between Mr. Harrigan and Craig. Mr. Harrigan sends a greeting card to Craig four times a year, and each time, he includes one of these objects as a token of his esteem for his young employee.

iPhone

This object symbolizes assisted revenge. At Mr. Harrigan's funeral in the story "Mr. Harrigan's phone," Craig slips this object into the jacket pocket of Mr. Harrigan's corpse. Years later, when this object should be utterly useless, Craig discovers that he can use it to communicate with the spirit of Mr. Harrigan, who acts as an agent to enact vengeance on Craig's behalf.

Icy Patch

This object, featured in the story entitled "The Life of Chuck," symbolizes the cruelty of fate. Seven-year-old Chuck had no way of knowing when his parents left...

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