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Illusion - which is shown by glass n rainbow scarf
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Impossibility of true escape which is shown by the coffin trick and the promise of true escape is represented by missing father, marine merchant and fire escape
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Time which is shown by amanda's past, poverty ar curretn n future (dreams n world war 2)
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Nostalgia for amanda
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Guilt with tom leaving laura
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Power of memory which is shown by music, lack of realism, too perfect symbolism (legends etc) and high drama
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Escape which is shown by tom through the movies and merchant marines, by amanda through loking at past and to the future and by laura through her glassw, victrola and yearbook
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failure/difficutly in accepting reality and from this they withdraw into a private world of illusion - Laura (glass, victrola and yearbook), Tom (dreams of escape and movies) and Amanda (future and Past)
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Candle = like laura - Must be treated wih deliacy as the slightest gust could finish off candle forever - represents lauras fraility
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Fire escape = represetns escape. For tom = between him and the world. For amanda = between her inner world and reality. For Laura = shows her inability toi face outside worrld (i think this is when she falls down)
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Unicorn = represents Laura's uniqueness
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Blue Roses = represent Laura's uniqueness as Blue roses don't exist in real world. Emphasises how Laura lives in her own world
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Father = represented by victrola and records. Represents escape and appears through tom
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Glass animals = represent Laura as she is fragile and just as breakable. They also represent Laura's world as being colourful yet illusional
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Jim = symbolises freedom. Laura from amanda, tom for family, Amanda from obssession and worry about laura
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