The first symbol is the knife and weapons used to kill. This is present both at the beginning and at the end of the play. I think it shows up mostly from the mothers perspective because it was something that changed her life very drastically and had a huge impact. It is also used to foreshadow what will happen in the end of the book. It is so significant because it is a tool that can be used to destroy someones life in only a few seconds. It develops the character of the mother and how she is so protective and passionate over any harm to her family.
The second symbol that is very present is the agriculture and idea of growing things. They talk about the son buying the vineyard and that is where he gains his wealth from. They also relate a persons life to that of a flower and when they are healthy and happy they are alive and well, but when they aren't so well off they are covered in weeds and turned to dust. The mother relates her husband to a carnation and how he smelled like them. I think this develops the idea that a persons life can be taken away just as easy as a flowers and how fragile they really are.
really good point about how the flowers are fragile, good connections
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