![]() ![]() ![]() When he offers one to Charlie, Charlie feels as though he must pretend to consider accepting one even though he has never smoked before in his life. Jasper's cigarettes are a symbol of his maturity and his masculinity. It comes to take on a meaning beyond its literal reality, demonstrated in the following passage: "I give a short, involuntary shrug, feeling the heat of Laura's truth and the coldness of my lie" (110). That sensation of heat, which connects it to both life and death, distorts Charlie's perception of his town. ![]() When the boys touch Laura's hanging body, they notice that it is still warm with evidence of life. Although the heat is a natural element of summer in Australia, Charlie seems most bothered by it at times of emotional distress. Heat follows Charlie through his summer in Corrigan. ![]() Charlie’s escape from his room is a symbolic birth and marks the beginning of a new period for him and his advancement into adulthood. To get out of the house unnoticed, Charlie gets out through the small window in his room. In the first chapter, Jasper visits Charlie and tells him to follow him in the dark of the night. ![]()
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