Object
Laurie's Diner Plate with Pickle
A small, plain ceramic diner plate—white-glazed, slightly chipped at the rim, utilitarian rather than decorative—holding Laurie’s sandwich and a pickle, which is a small, briny green pickle,...
1 appearances
Purpose
To hold and present Laurie’s meal (the sandwich and its accompaniment) during the diner conversation.
Significance
Functions as the focal prop for a micro-conflict: the plate’s possession marks personal territory and its forcible appropriation by Sam crystallizes power imbalance, humiliation, and unresolved tension that foreshadows later public escalation.
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