White Tiger Orchids
The white orchids that Tally encounters on her journey to the Smoke symbolize the overbearing, conformist culture in which Tally lives. The rangers Tonk and Jenks share that in the Rusty era, someone began to…
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Hoverboards
Hoverboards represent independence and growing up. They’re a skateboard-like toy beloved by littlies that function in much the same way that tricycles do in the reader’s world (that is, as an early introduction to independence…
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The Roller Coaster
For Tally, the roller coaster in the Rusty Ruins becomes a symbol of her coming of age. It throws into sharp relief all that she doesn’t know about the Rusties, and becomes undeniable proof…
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