What are the symbols in the novel and what do they mean? for example like when nat symbolizes kit as the small little bird that has gobbled up a...

As the novel
progresses, the ship called the Dolphin becomes an important symbol. At first the Dolphin
symbolizes Kits home in Barbados. Indeed, it is a link to the beautiful island where she lived
with her grandfather. To her the Dolphin means home and happiness and freedom. Later in the
story, the Dolphin comes to represent Nat, the one person who championed her at the inquiry. At
the end she finds herself looking for the ship to come to Wethersfield.