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Miss Marsalles’s Sister
Food
The food at Miss Marsalles’s parties symbolizes Miss Marsalles’s her steady, unchanging nature. Recalling past recitals, the narrator remembers that food has always been an important component of Miss Marsalles’s parties, and the food…
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The Dance of the Happy Shades
The piano piece that Dolores Boyle performs at Miss Marsalles’s party, called “The Dance of the Happy Shades,” symbolizes unlikely joy. The music itself is unexpectedly joyful. Dolores’s expressive playing carries “the freedom of…
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