Trust Symbols

Penny

That penny that Ida’s father uses to purchases a knife from Ida symbolizes the idea that the most valuable things in life—like one’s close relationships—cost nothing, or at least next to nothing. Shortly after Andrew…

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Helen’s Photograph

In Bonds, Helen’s photograph symbolizes the joy that Helen (or Mildred) finds in solitude and how Benjamin’s (or Andrew’s) innate selfishness encroaches on Helen’s joy. When Helen is young, she and her…

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