Picture of Mother Teresa

The picture of Mother Teresa is a symbol of the life that Beyah hopes to escape. Beyah notes that her mother believed Mother Teresa was a fraud. This negative thinking is one of the things that Beyah hopes to escape when she leaves her home after her mother’s death.

Jaguar

Beyah's father drives a Jaguar. The expensive car is a symbol of the difference that wealth makes. Beyah noticed there was a difference in her father when he first arrived to pick her up at the airport. She is unable to put her finger on this difference until he tells her that he is married to a woman who has money. Beyah realizes that the change in her father is the result of this new wealth. She confirms the differences she has seen in him when she notices that he is driving...