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snow
reflects emotional atmosphere- vitality
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christmas ribbon
mattie hair ribbon- vitality
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porch creeper
vine around door - death, gloom, decay
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elm tree
bottom of hill- fate death
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geraniums
(mattie's flowers) life-giving, warmth, cheerfulness
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cat
house pet- reminder of zeena's presense
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birds
mattie's laugh- beauty, delicacy, love
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pickle dish
zeena's wedding present- deprivation, loss, shattered dreams
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coasting
town's favorite pastime- freedom, liveliness, death
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