Symbols Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Symbol of superficial family connection, ironic to actual situation.
  2. 4. Where his uncle called his father a "ladies' man," leading to the discovery of his affair
  3. 5. Symbol of western assimilation and capitalist influence. Outside his father's store, glowing in the night.
  4. 7. Symbol of mother's exhaustion and worry as well as the narrator's growth, noticing them for the first time
  5. 8. Symbol of the father's pride, seen parked outside the gas station
  6. 9. Plain and undecorated, symbolizes lack of assimilation into American culture as well as hidden issues within the family.
  7. 10. Symbol of western influence and his father's avoidance. His excuse to leave home.
Down
  1. 2. Symbol of the mother's vulnerability and weakness as well as emotional exhaustion
  2. 3. Symbol of tradition and family culture. Represents comfort and warmth.
  3. 6. Symbol of independence and growth, shows the narrator's choice to confront his dad.