Symbolism In Pharmacy

In this chapter I will be talking about the different symbols throughout the book for the main characters. A strong piece of symbolism I found was when Lucy’s power got cut, I remembered Lucy talking about business being slow recently. When there is not that much business then you don’t have a lot of income. Without income you can’t pay your bills. So when Lucy’s power got cut, I knew the reason Lucy’s grandma wouldn’t sell the pharmacy, it meant something to her. The reason they won’t sell the pharmacy is because Lucy’s grandpa used to make snacks and meals at the grill. This was one of the happy memories Lucy had of her grandpa still alive. I also feel like Lucy’s grandma feels the same way about selling the pharmacy since she won’t sell the pharmacy. The pharmacy may represent Lucy’s grandpa to Lucy’s grandma since she knew he believed in the pharmacy since the beginning.

I think Sunny’s house represents Lucy’s hopes and dreams. Since back at her house, they got their power cut recently. Since then Lucy’s grandma and mom have been super stressed out with the situations and are considering moving somewhere they can afford. While on the other hand, when Lucy walks into Sunny’s house she is greeted with her favorite cookies and concentrates on not stepping on the flowers on the carpet going upstairs to Sunny’s room. “I run up the stairs, trying not to step on the pretty pink rose design that’s on the carpet. I always try to step on the cream background instead.” (53, Greenwald) Once Lucy gets up to Sunny’s room Sunny’s mom comes in and was wearing a kiss the cook apron. Since Lucy then knows what Sunny’s mom wears, this leads me to thinking that this is the type of mom she wished she had. I say this because “Sunny’s mom opens the door, and she is wearing her red KISS THE COOK apron over her clothes.” (52,