Atmosphere

Milkshakes

In Atmosphere, milkshakes symbolize familial bonds based on love, affection, and mutual care and concern. The novel first introduces the symbol of milkshakes when Vanessa meets Frances for the first time. During that scene…

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Earth’s Atmosphere

Earth’s atmosphere symbolizes the unlikeliness of life on Earth, as well as the meaning that one’s relationships can provide in one’s life. Early in the novel, Joan reflects that “the human body” and “intelligent life…

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