What is an example of symbolism in the story, Young Girls?

The parasol that the narrator takes from his mother symbolizes the narrator's misconceptions about the nuances of social class. Noting that the enigmatic group of girls often dress in a way entirely different from the other girls in town, the narrator attempts to catch their attention through his own appearance. To help him, he takes his mother's parasol with a jade handle, as he thinks it radiates "opulence" (4). The narrator perceives that the parasol will better align him with the aristocratic society of which the girls seem to be a part. When he finally does interact with the girls, they are rude to him and Monsieur T. However, the narrator is still pleased with himself, thinking that they will remember him because of his parasol. In this way, the story creates dramatic irony around the narrator's belief that he has traversed a social barrier and the reader's knowledge that the girls likely took no notice of him.