🔑Southern gentility and proper behavior symbolize traditional values and an attempt to preserve a civilized society.
🙏Prayer serves as a motif for humility and the characters' different perspectives on seeking help and religious beliefs.
🔪The misfit represents the personification of evil, questioning the imbalance between actions and punishment in society.
🚪Unlocked doors are a metaphor for the vulnerability of the characters and the intrusion of savagery into their lives.
🤔The characters' struggle with the loss of a bygone era and the contrast with their own flawed nature.