Noelle's Guest Bedroom

Noelle's guest bedroom is the most important setting within the novel. It is the room in which Ellie spends the final year-and-a-half of her life, hoping beyond hope that she might one day be reunited with her family. This is the room in which Noelle drugs and inseminates her. This bedroom is where Ellie feeds and nurtures Poppy within her womb, and where she eventually gives birth to her. It is in this room that Ellie also eventually dies.

Floyd's House

Floyd's house is initially significant because it mirrors the home that Laurel gave up during her grieving period over Ellie. It is within Floyd's house that her love for him is nurtured and grows. It is also the setting of Poppy's first Christmas tree; her symbol of family. Following his death, Floyd's house also represents Laurel's rebirth into motherhood. The house belongs by all rights...