Cave
A cave makes us think of many things—hiding, protection, safety, and darkness, to name a few—and caves have long been thought of as places for reflection and knowledge, especially since Plato's...
Curtains
Curtains don't come up a ton in this book, but they're such a classic symbol that we figured we'd give them a shout-out in this section. Any time curtains come up in books or movies, it's a good id...
Deer
In A Great and Terrible Beauty, it might seem like the deer represents too many different things to be a reliable symbol—after all, it shows up in dreams and reality, and with different character...
The Apple
It's not like this book is overflowing with apples or anything, but in the main apple-centric scene, that sweet little fruit packs a symbolic wallop that ripples through the rest of the book. Ready...