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Miss Baker
The Gilded Tooth
The gilded tooth McTeague wants to hang outside his practice to attract patients represents the moral decay McTeague undergoes in his pursuit of wealth. Although a gilded tooth may be attractive and shiny on the…
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The Caged Canary
The caged canary symbolizes McTeague’s lack of free will, suggesting that his human instinct and environment have preordained his moral decline and tragic fate. The canary is among McTeague’s most prized possessions, and he…
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