The Home
The Home, Bud Caldwell’s name for his orphanage, is the site of many of his worst memories and symbolizes profound isolation and loneliness throughout the novel. It is where he’s forced to live after…
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Bud’s Suitcase
Bud Caldwell’s suitcase very rarely ever leaves his side and symbolizes comfort, guidance, and belonging throughout the novel. In the suitcase, Bud keeps flyers of Herman E. Calloway’s band, his mother’s rocks…
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The Flyers
The flyers that Bud carries around in his suitcase symbolize his pursuit of both freedom and belonging—freedom from the foster care system, but belonging in the sense of finding a family and a true home…
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