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Gearshift

This object symbolizes satisfaction within the story entitled "Drive My Car." While Kafuku has felt some trepidation at the thought of a female driver being hired by the theater on his behalf, he is pleasantly surprised on their first ride together. Kafuku decides that his driver is indeed satisfactory when he closes his eyes and cannot detect the sound of this object being used.

Saab

This object symbolizes freedom. When the protagonist of the story "Drive My Car" bought this object 12 years before narrative present, he began a new phase of his life and this object delighted him. He recalls "looking up to take in passing clouds and birds perched on electrical wires" (7) as he used this object in all seasons of the year.

Calligraphy

This object symbolizes the use of healthy and creative coping mechanisms to deal with grief. In the story entitled "Drive My Car...

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