Stones
Stones: the natural homewrecker. At least, that's the case in Hill House. As a symbol, the stone makes an appearance every time someone needs to take a potshot at a house, glass or otherwise.Stones...
The Car
You know how some symbols take on a life of their own, and you can't even see the object without thinking of what it symbolizes? For example, the dove symbolizes peace and love, while the snake alw...
Cup of Stars
Despite the fact that it's an important symbol in the novel, the cup of stars never actually appears in it. Not once.Eleanor first hears the cup of stars mentioned by a mother at a country restaura...
Opposites
We don't know whether or not Shirley Jackson was familiar with the Taoist symbol of the yin-yang, but we do know this symbol perfectly illustrates the novel's relationship with opposites. Oppo...
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
You probably noticed Eleanor saying Journeys end in lovers meeting all the time in the novel. Like all the time. Despite her fondness for the saying, Eleanor is not the first literary character to...