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Imagery And Symbolism In Forget You Know Me

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Many times books incorporate a symbol that represents something beyond its literal meaning. The book contains a very important symbol that leads to the plot of the book. Throughout the book, we are shown that because Liza saw the incident while video chatting with Molly she calls the cops, which leads to the plot of the story. The book “Forget You Know Me” includes the important symbol of a computer to reveal Daniel’s plan in hopes of fixing his marriage.
At the beginning of the novel, Liza and Molly decided to video chat and catch up on their friendship for the first time in a while but during their video chat, Liza witnesses an unknown man in Molly’s house. “Molly! she screamed into the machine. “Molly! There’s a man! He’s-” (Pg 11). This …show more content…

“I’m so pissed she’d left me to worry this way. By the time I got there, it’d be morning. I could have her on the phone by then to give me some explanation as to what the hell happened. Then again, she could be …” (Pg 24). This quote explains how worried Liza was about Molly’s well-being. Every thought ran through her head to the point that it made her think that Molly could be dead. “Go home and leave us to our mess” (Pg 4). This quote explains how after Liza got to Molly’s house, Molly wasn’t too happy to see her. She slams the door in front of Liza’s face causing her to feel like their friendship is deteriorating. After Liza witnesses the unknown man in Molly’s house, she makes the decision to drive to Cincinnati only to find out that she isn’t wanted there by the person that she cares about the …show more content…

“We got a call”, one officer said, looking at her expectantly. “A report of an intruder.” The wave of relief that came with the words was already breaking with dread.” (Pg 17). This quote shows how after Liza witnesses Daniel’s unknown plan she calls the cops. She feels relief being told that it was an intruder that night by an officer. “No one other than Molly was supposed to see me” (Pg 304). This quote is Daniel’s confession. This explains how that night of the video chat only Molly was supposed to see him. He only wanted to be seen as a hero by Molly to fix his relationship. He was just supposed to chase the “intruder” away, he didn’t intend for the cops or anyone else to get involved. Daniel is forced to confess to being the unknown man after his plan doesn’t go as

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