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Dressmaker Dummy

This represents the armlessness throughout the book.

Also Owen kept the Dressmaker dummy to remind him of Tabby when she died.

The Armadillo represents Owens Armlessness because Owen cuts the arms off of the Armadillo.
The Baseball reprsents Owens killing of Tabby,
and is important to Owen and Johhny both because it is missing.
The Gravestone represents Owens knowledge of Death.

Owen makes gravestones throughout the book, one for Tabby and one for himself.

The Christmas play is important to Owen
because it is the start of him showing his leadership.
This is important because throughout the book Owen talks of the Mary Magdalene statue, which he later recreates. Mary Magdalene by Piero di Cosimo
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.
This represents Owens trying to get to Vietnam to save the kids upon his death.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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