Have You Seen Us? Symbols

Mailing Card

In Have You Seen Us?, the “missing persons” mailing card symbolizes the transformation of protagonist Henry Parsons over the course of the play, from a prejudiced man callously uninterested in other people to a…

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Star of David

In Have You Seen Us?, the Star of David—a six-pointed star that has come to represent Jewish identity, culture, and religion—ironically symbolizes the antisemitic stereotypes that Henry Parsons wants to exorcize from his subconscious…

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