Apples
In Out of the Dust, apples symbolize life. Their growth, or lack thereof, parallels Billie Jo’s own vitality. Apples appear in the story because Billie Jo’s mother plants apple trees. Even though the…
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Rain
Rain symbolizes hope—which, due to the conditions plaguing the Oklahoma Panhandle during the 1930s, the novel suggests is often misplaced. While rain is essential to keeping farmers’ crops and livestock alive, it’s also extremely unreliable…
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