Tyres
What does the pothole outside of the tire shop symbolize in the short story, Tyres?
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The pothole the narrator fills in the road outside the shop is symbolic of denial. The passing German vehicles created the hole. By filling it in, the narrator is trying to erase the Germans' presence in his village and their destructive effect on his life.
Tyres