Baby Bird

The baby bird symbolizes helplessness and the limits of intervention. Like Stella, it is abandoned and entirely dependent on external care for survival, and Anna’s inability to help the bird mirrors her inaction toward Stella. The bird’s cries evoke intense distress in Anna, but she remains passive, highlighting her emotional sensitivity coupled with paralysis. Its eventual silence foreshadows death, reinforcing the theme of inevitability. The bird also embodies the idea of human lives governed by forces beyond control, and its fate serves as a recurring analogue for Stella’s fragility and ultimate demise.

Window

The window through which Anna spends much of her time looking at the garden symbolizes both separation and constrained perception. It marks the boundary between Anna and the outside world, reflecting her psychological withdrawal and sense of isolation. It offers a view of life beyond the house. Her distorted...