Stardust

by

Neil Gaiman

Silver Chains/the Power of Stormhold

The silver chains that appear throughout the novel to bind various characters symbolize the idea that ownership and entrapment don’t always look ugly on their face—they can, to an unsuspecting or untrained eye, look beautiful…

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Candle and Crown

The candle and the crown that Tristran encounters during his journey through Faerie represent the importance of nursery rhymes and other literature. Mere hours after entering Faerie, the little hairy man warns Tristran that nursery…

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