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Birds
Birds symbolize the experience of freedom, and when enslaved characters like Amos Fortune look at them flying in the sky, they represent a deep-seated, human longing for liberty. Amos watches gulls flying overhead when he…
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Flowers
Flowers symbolize faith in God. When Violet and Amos Fortune set out for Jaffrey, Violet packs up cuttings of her favorite plants in the hope that she will one day plant them in front of…
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Monadnock Mountain
Monadnock Mountain, which sits silently above Jaffrey, New Hampshire, represents Amos Fortune himself, and particularly his faith. Its name means “the Mountain that stands alone,” and Amos feels an immediate affinity for the it—he, like…
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