God Help the Child

by

Toni Morrison

God Help the Child Symbols

Jaguar

Bride’s car, a Jaguar, symbolizes how she uses wealth and material success to shield herself from the pain of past trauma and other difficult emotions. Bride’s Jaguar is an expensive luxury car, which she…

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Trumpet

Booker’s trumpet symbolizes his attempts to find joy and vitality after the murder of his brother, Adam. When Adam is killed, Booker’s father stops playing music in the house. Afraid that another tragedy…

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