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anukshuk93
Student
High School - 10th Grade
What do the flowers resemble in Simon's hideaway?
It's for a crossword puzzle; it has 7 letters
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ms-mcgregor Teacher
High School - 12th GradePosted by ms-mcgregor on Thursday October 2, 2008 at 7:19 PMThe flowers resemble candles. In fact, Simon names the candle buds. It seems to be his way of bringing light into a dark situation. At one point, Jack destroys some of these candle buds, symbolizing his destruction of light and love of the darkness.
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