Jacko's Reach
In the story "Jacko's Reach" the place of that name is described with a sense of nostalgia of growing up. This place is due to be destroyed so that other buildings can take its place. The narrator describes the meaning of the place to the local people, how it is a place of everyone's childhood, a symbol of growing up. The symbolic meaning of the place will remain even after the physical structure is gone.
Fire in "Great Day"
The fire that destroys Audley's museum and with that evidence of his past is symbolically described as a sacrifice to the future. This fire takes on an important symbol of letting go of the past to be able to look into the future.
The Fence
Fencing in the story "Closer" represents a literal boundary to keep out the outcasted son, but it is also a symbolical fence of narrow-mindedness that alienates those of different thinking. The fence is portrayed as useless in the young girl's dream, because blades of grass are the same on both sides.
