Winter in the Blood

What does the girl take with her when she leaves the ranch in the novel, Winter in the Blood?

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When the girl leaves, she takes the narrator's rifle and electric razor with her. These two seemingly unrelated items are important, though, because of the possible symbolic nature of the items. While both have monetary value, the rifle is representative of the narrator's power, while the razor represents his adulthood. Losing these items to a woman for whom he supposedly has little regard is indicative of woman's ability to contribute to his lack of identity.

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Winter in the Blood, BookRags