The Graveyard Book

by

Neil Gaiman

Liza’s Headstone

Liza’s headstone represents friendship and compassion. In her lifetime, Liza was accused of being a witch, so instead of being buried in the graveyard alongside other community members, she was buried among criminals in…

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Freedom of the Graveyard

Symbolic of community and chosen family, the Freedom of the Graveyard refers to the privileges Bod has that allow him to see ghosts and perform ghostly antics, like Haunting and Fading. When Bod is just…

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The Macabray (Danse Macabre)

The Macabray, a dance between the dead and the living, represents the idea that death could come at any moment. The Macabray doesn’t occur on a regular schedule and instead occurs only when specific flowers…

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