Nakedness
Nakedness represents vulnerability and a character’s removal of their psychological defenses, which often creates intimacy between them and another person. The most significant use of nakedness as a symbol is between Prior and Sarah…
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The Horse’s Bit
The horse’s bit is a minor symbol of control, arising briefly at the end of the story. Rivers dreams he that he is trying to force a horse’s bit into a patient’s mouth, just as…
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