Powder (“Powder”)
Powder is a motif for snow. In the last line of “Powder”, the narrator says, “if you haven’t driven fresh powder, you haven’t driven.” The narrator defines the snow as fresh because his father is the only driver that drives on it. Similarly, the powder is analogous to virginity.
Gold (“The Night In Question”)
Gold is representative of extraordinary standard. Frank utilize the symbol of gold to refer to Dr. Violet’s sermon. A gold rating infers that the sermon is authoritative and persuasive.
Benjamin (“The Night In Question”)
Benjamin denotes Jesus Christ, for he is a lone son like Jesus. His life must be forfeited for the train passengers to live on.
Mike (“The Night In Question”)
Mike represents God. His quandary is analogous to that which God faced before making up His mind to detriment Jesus’ life for the benefit of sinners.
Janice (“The Night In Question”)
Janice signifies Mary (the virgin). She has one son, just like Mary. Even though Janice is Benjamin’s mother, she does not have any voice as to whether his father should give him up or not.
The Engine (“The Night In Question”)
The engine is figurative of the execution of Jesus Christ which occurred by way of the cross.
