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In order to transform Mansfield Park into a theater, the actors were adamant about needing a curtain. Mrs. Norris slaves over the creation of the curtain, claiming she is trying to help them save money, while actually becoming implicit in the poor…

Turkish delight is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. The White Witch enchants a dish of Turkish Delight, causing whoever eats it to feel an insatiable greed for more.

This is the walking cane used by the narrator when the police were searching his basement for his wife. The narrator ends up giving away where his dead wife is located by tapping on the wall with it. The cat had also been sealed in the wall and…

Used by Alice to slay the Jabberwocky, the Vorpal Sword is the Jabberwocky’s enemy and is used to behead the beast. This sword is unique because, as explained to Alice, it can only be used against the Jabberwocky.

A stretch of land between West Egg and New York City. The land is desolate because industrial ashes are dumped there. Although the land may be desolate many live there due to their lack of wealth.

This "valley" symbolizes the moral and social…

A tunnel dug by a neighboring prisoner which connects his cell and the cell of Edmond Dantes. By using this tunnel Dantes is able to interact with the other prisoner whom schools Dantes. Without this connection the story does not exist.

"This is…

This treasure, which is claimed by Edmond Dantes, finances the master plot and without this treasure there would be no story.

"More diamonds, rubies, emeralds, precious gems, and gold pieces than you can count."

The science lab in which Victor Frankenstein reanimates a corpse. The lab represents the secrets of science that contradict the theme of nature throughout the novel. There is also a theme of science vs nature, of which the science portion is…

There is a riddle that a young King came up with in order to marry a very clever Princess. If a man can come up with a riddle that the Princess cannot guess, then he will have her hand in marriage. However, if she guesses the answer within three…

This simple coin purse is the first sign that Edmond Dantes shows the people of his past that he is alive. The purse also represents Dantes inner appreciation for those whom he loves. It is also a representation that while he is fueled by rage and…