The Invention of Hugo Cabret

by

Brian Selznick

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret Symbols

The Notebook

The notebook symbolizes characters’ relationships with both the sorrow and hope in their pasts. Hugo’s notebook is a symbol for the connection Hugo feels with his deceased father. The notebook contains drawings Hugo’s…

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Clocks

In The Invention of Hugo Cabret, clocks symbolize order and disorder in Hugo’s life. Hugo’s job is to care for the clocks at the train station, which he does to the best of…

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