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This represents the armlessness throughout the book.
Also Owen kept the Dressmaker dummy to remind him of Tabby
when she died. |
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Armadillo represents Owens Armlessness because Owen cuts the arms off of
the Armadillo. |
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The
Baseball reprsents Owens killing of Tabby,
and is important to Owen and Johhny both because it is missing. |
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Gravestone represents Owens knowledge of Death.
Owen makes gravestones throughout the book, one for Tabby and one for
himself. |
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The
Christmas play is important to Owen
because it is the start of him showing his leadership. |
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is important because throughout the book Owen talks of the Mary Magdalene
statue, which he later recreates. |
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The
Basketball is important because it is used to practice "the
shot"
which Owen uses to save the kids in the end of the book. |
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represents Owens trying to get to Vietnam to save the kids upon his death. |
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