Themes and Motifs: Objects Watch
Parent Term
Sibling Terms
- Air gun
- Airplane
- Anchovies
- Antlers
- Apple tree
- Ax
- Baby bottle
- Ballot Box
- Barrel
- Basket
- Bed
- Bible
- Boat
- Bomb-sight
- Books
- Booksatchel
- Bottle
- Bow and arrow
- Bowl
- Brass
- Brass knuckles
- Bricks
- Briefcase
- Broken glass
- Broom
- Camera
- Candelabra
- Candle
- Cannon
- Canteen
- Car
- Cards
- Catechism
- Chair
- Chamber pot
- Chandlier
- Chastity belt
- Cigar
- Cigarette
- Cigarette lighter
- Clock
- Coal oil
- Coffee
- Coffee pot
- Coffin
- Coin
- Collar box
- Compass
- Condom
- Construction tools
- Corncob
- Corpse
- Crib / Cradle
- Crystal
- Cup
- Curtains
- Cushion
- Damask
- Demijohn
- Dice
- Dishes
- Dogfennel
- Dolls
- Dresser
- Drinking glass
- Drum
- Dulcimer
- Elm tree
- Engagement ring
- European in U.S.
- Eyeglasses
- Fan
- Farming tools
- Fence
- Fiddle
- Fire
- Firewood
- Fish
- Fishing rod
- Flag
- Flashlight
- Flat-iron
- Flower orchid
- Flowers
- Flowers Dogwood
- Flowers larkspur
- Flowers Milkweed
- Flowers Roses
- Footprint
- Fox-horn
- Furniture
- Garland
- Gasoline
- Gold tooth
- Golf ball
- Guitar
- Gun
- Hammer
- Hammock
- Hand grip
- Handcuffs
- Handkerchief
- Harmonica
- Harness strap
- Hatchet
- Hearth
- Heirloom
- Hoe
- Honeysuckle
- Horsewhip
- Hot water bottle
- Hunting horn
- Ice
- Iron box
- Jeweler's loupe / magnifying glass
- Jewelry Charm
- Jimson weed
- Jug
- Junk
- Kettle
- Keys
- Keys
- knife
- Ladder
- Lamp or lantern
- Lawnmower
- Letter
- License Plate
- Locks
- Luggage
- Machine gun
- Magazine
- Magnet
- Map
- Marble columns
- Matchstick
- Medal
- Metal detector
- Military equipment
- Milk
- Mirror
- Monument
- Musical instrument
- Nail
- Napkin
- New car
- Oars
- Opera glass
- Organ
- Padlock
- Paper
- Parasol
- Parcel
- Pear tree
- Peep-hole viewer / Stanhope
- Pencil
- Perambulator
- Perfume
- Phaeton
- Phonograph
- Photograph
- Piano
- Pillow
- Pine knots
- Pipe
- Pistol
- Pitcher
- Plant mint
- Plow
- Poison
- Pokeberry juice
- Porcelain
- Portmanteau
- Quilt
- Rake
- Razor
- Ring
- Rope
- rubber tree
- Saddle
- Saddlebag
- Salt
- Satchel
- Saw
- Scissors
- Scythe
- Second-hand
- Separator
- Sewing machine
- Shaving brush
- Shell
- Ship
- Shotgun
- Shovel
- Silver
- Silverware
- Skull
- Slipper
- Slop jar
- Soap
- Stained glass window
- Steamboat
- Still
- Stove
- Stove polish
- Suitcase
- Surrey
- Swing
- Sword
- Table
- Tankard
- Tarpaulin
- Tea
- tent
- Thimble
- Tobacco
- Toilet set
- Tombstone
- Toothpaste
- Toothpick
- Towel
- Toys
- Train
- Truck
- Trunk
- Umbrella
- Vase
- Vegetation
- Wagon
- Watermelon
- Wedding license
- Wedding ring
- Well
- Wheel
- Wheel chair
- Willow tree
- Windows
- Wisteria
- Wreath
Tagged Events
Cultural Issues: Crime›Theft|Robbery | Economy›Property | Race›Black property ownership | Race›Hierarchical
Relationships: Hierarchical›Employer-employee | Interracial›White-black | Marital›Husband-wife
Environment: Natural›Wilderness | Time of Day›Noon
Actions: Hunting›Bird hunting | Hunting›Tracking | Mental›Realization | Movement›Wrong direction | Perceptual›Seeing
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Disappearance | Animals›Named bear Ben | Home›In nature | Objects›Compass | Objects›Footprint | Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Vanishing | Supernatural›Vision | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Watch
Aesthetics: Narrative›Epiphany | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Environment: Atmospheric›Dark
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Ethnicity›Jewish | Gender›Southern woman | Gender›Women as gentler sex / delicate | Identity, Cultural›South vs North
Environment: Domestic Space›Cabin | Olfactory›Smelling black
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Overalls | Cultural Identity›Southern identity | Food›Biscuits | Food›Buttermilk | Food›Greens | Food›Meat | Food›Race | Race›Stereotype: smell
Relationships: Interracial›Etiquette
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Place›Country store | Time of Day›Afternoon | Time of Day›Saturday
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Eating | Bodily›Smoking | Bodily›Squatting | Bodily›Standing | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Insulting | Verbal›Threat | Violent›Intent to kill | Violent›Interracial
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Beaver hat | Clothes›Suit | Race›Playing to racial expectations / stereotypes
Relationships: Familial›Genealogy | Familial›Interracial
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term
Environment: Public›Town Square
Actions: Interaction, Social›Shopping
Cultural Issues: Class›Town v. country/farm | Clothes›Beaver hat | Clothes›Shirt | Clothes›Suit
Environment: Place›Cemetery | Public›Town Square
Actions: Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Ordering
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Suit | Clothes›Vest | Cultural Identity›American | Entertainment›Radio
Relationships: Familial›Uncle-nephew
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect
Actions: Perceptual›Seeing
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Beaver hat | Clothes›Suit
Relationships: Interracial›Child-adult
Environment: Domestic Space›House
Actions: Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Reading / Researching
Relationships: Familial›Uncle-nephew
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Dash
Environment: Domestic Space›Home | Time of Day›Sunday morning | Time of Year›Spring | Time of Year›Sunday
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Bonnet | Clothes›Pants | Clothes›Shirt | Clothes›Shoes | Clothes›Sunday clothes
Environment: Time of Day›Night
Environment: Public›Clock tower | Public›Street | Time of Day›Noon | Time of Year›Mid-week
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello | Time of Day›Night
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Eating supper | Bodily›Smoking | Emotional›Fear | Mental›Remembering | Mental›Thinking | Perceptual›Listening
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Of loved one | Animals›Dogs | Objects›Bed | Objects›Bowl | Objects›Cigarette | Objects›Curtains | Objects›Dresser | Objects›Furniture | Objects›Matchstick | Objects›Mirror | Objects›Pitcher | Objects›Slop jar | Objects›Towel | Objects›Watch
Relationships: Romantic›Extra-marital
Environment: Domestic Space›House | Time of Day›Night
Actions: Perceptual›Looking
Cultural Issues: Identity, Personal›Ambiguous
Relationships: Familial›Father-daughter
Themes and Motifs: Exile›Alienation from nature | Objects›Watch
Environment: Time of Day›Night
Actions: Perceptual›Voyeurism | Perceptual›Watching
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Time of Day›Nine o'clock a.m.
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Restoring order | Objects›Military equipment | Objects›Watch
Cultural Issues: Education›Harvard | Education›Phi Beta Kappa | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Race›Racial identity
Aesthetics: Narrative›First-person vernacular
Environment: Atmospheric›Sunlight | Auditory›Voices | Auditory›Whistle | Natural›Body of water | Natural›Hills | Natural›River | Place›Rural | Public›Bridge | Public›Church steeple | Public›Clock tower | Time of Day›One o'clock p.m.
Actions: Economic›Purchase | Hunting›Fishing | Interaction, Private›Strangers in a public place | Interaction, Social›Male gathering | Movement›Walking | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Hunting and Fishing›Fishing contest | Hunting and Fishing›Local legend | Hunting and Fishing›Recreation | Progress›Factory | Progress›Streetcar line
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Fish trout | Money›Prize value | Naming›Not knowing person or thing's name | Objects›Fishing rod | Objects›Watch | Philosophical›Luck | Recurring Tropes›Shadows | Recurring Tropes›Solitary | Recurring Tropes›Stillness
Relationships: Intergenerational
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Old Testament Book of Proverbs | Allusion, Geographical›Boston, Massachusetts | Allusion, Geographical›Canada | Description›Color yellow | Diction›African American vernacular dialect | Diction›Southern dialect | Figures of Speech›Fire | Figures of Speech›Simile | Figures of Speech›Threads
Environment: Atmospheric›Dark | Auditory›Clock chiming
Actions: Communication›Letter
Environment: Time of Day›Morning | Time of Year›June | Time of Year›Thursday
Actions: Mental›Contemplation | Perceptual›Listening
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Curtains | Objects›Watch | Past›Family history | Recurring Tropes›Shadows | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being in time | Time›Watch
Themes and Motifs: Futility›Illusion of success or victory | Meaning›Absurdity | Meaning›Meaninglessness | Memory›Forgetting | Memory›Remembering | Objects›Watch | Philosophical›Nihilism | Recurring Tropes›Father said | Recurring Tropes›Mausoleum | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being outside of time
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Environment: Auditory›Clock ticking
Actions: Mental›Contemplation | Mental›Thinking | Perceptual›Listening
Themes and Motifs: Memory›Remembering | Objects›Collar box | Objects›Watch | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being in time | Time›Past
Environment: Domestic Space›College dormitory
Actions: Bodily›Going to bed | Mental›Thinking | Non-human›Animal senses | Perceptual›Seeing
Themes and Motifs: Body›Eyes | Objects›Bed | Objects›Slipper | Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Shadows | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being in time | Time›Being outside of time
Relationships: Friendship›College roommate | Friendship›Male-male relationship
Environment: Auditory›Clock ticking
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Father said | Recurring Tropes›Little sister | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being in time
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Actions: Bodily›Sweating | Emotional›Cynicism | Mental›Speculation | Verbal›Conversation
Themes and Motifs: Body›Excrement | Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Father said | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being in time | Time›Watch
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Environment: Domestic Space›College dormitory | Time of Day›Morning
Actions: Perceptual›Listening | Physical›Dressing | Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Talking
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Collar | Clothes›Pants | Education›College | Education›Harvard | Entertainment›Boat race
Themes and Motifs: Body›Face | Body›Mouth | Memory›Remembering | Objects›Eyeglasses | Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Belatedness | Recurring Tropes›Door | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being in time | Time›Being late / tardiness | Time›Being on time / punctuality | Time›Return to present time
Relationships: Familial›Brother-brother | Friendship›College roommate | Friendship›Male-male relationship
Environment: Auditory›Clock ticking | Domestic Space›College dormitory | Time of Day›Morning
Actions: Mental›Thinking | Movement›Running | Perceptual›Listening | Perceptual›Seeing
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Coat | Clothes›Collar | Education›Chapel Service (morning prayers) | Education›College | Religion›Church service
Themes and Motifs: Body›Foot / Feet | Objects›Books | Objects›Curtains | Objects›Watch | Objects›Windows | Recurring Tropes›Door | Time›Being in time | Time›Being on time / punctuality
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Flood imagery
Environment: Domestic Space›College dormitory
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Collar | Clothes›Hat | Clothes›Shirt | Clothes›Shoes | Clothes›Socks | Clothes›Suit | Clothes›Tie | Clothes›Underclothes, male | Health and Illness›Doctoring | Health and Illness›Injured
Themes and Motifs: Body›Blood | Home | Objects›Books | Objects›Broken glass | Objects›Trunk | Objects›Watch
Aesthetics: Narrative›Foreshadowing
Environment: Auditory›Clock ticking | Natural›Body of water
Actions: Verbal›Lying | Violent›Destructive behavior
Cultural Issues: History›American historical myths | Materialism›Machinery or mechanical references
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Crystal | Objects›Dresser | Objects›Watch | Time›Abrupt shift in time | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being outside of time | Time›Return to present time | Time›Timelessness
Actions: Economic›Gifting | Perceptual›Seeing
Cultural Issues: Entertainment›Ferris wheel | Entertainment›World's Fair | Materialism›Americana | Materialism›Souvenir | Progress›Skyscraper
Themes and Motifs: Memory›Remembering | Objects›Jewelry Charm | Objects›Opera glass | Objects›Peep-hole viewer / Stanhope | Objects›Watch
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Environment: Auditory›Clock chiming
Actions: Bodily›Bathing and/or personal hygiene | Bodily›Feeling pain | Bodily›Shaving | Communication›Addressing for mail delivery | Communication›Letter | Communication›Writing | Domestic›Packing | Perceptual›Listening | Perceptual›Seeing | Physical›Dressing
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Suit | Health and Illness›Doctoring
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Keys | Objects›Paper | Objects›Trunk | Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Door | Recurring Tropes›Shadows | Time›Awareness of time
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Environment: Atmospheric›Sunlight | Auditory›Clock ticking | Public›Clock tower | Public›Store | Public›Store window | Public›Street
Actions: Economic›Gifting | Interaction, Private›Street vendor / service worker | Perceptual›Listening | Perceptual›Looking away | Perceptual›Seeing | Work›Boot-black / Shoe shine | Work›Jeweler
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Baldness | Money›Gift of money | Money›Nickel coin | Objects›Cigar | Objects›Jeweler's loupe / magnifying glass | Objects›Watch | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being outside of time | Time›Town clock
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Bird | Figures of Speech›Simile
Environment: Auditory›Clock ticking | Auditory›Insect sounds | Domestic Space›Sitting room | Natural›Grass | Public›Store | Time of Year›September
Actions: Interaction, Private›Store owner-customer | Interaction, Social›Celebration | Moral›Lying | Perceptual›Looking | Physical›Repair | Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Lying | Verbal›Questioning | Work›Jeweler
Cultural Issues: Entertainment›Boat race | Ritual›Birthday
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Crickets | Body›Eyes | Body›Face | Objects›Clock | Objects›Jeweler's loupe / magnifying glass | Objects›Watch | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being outside of time
Relationships: Commercial›Customer relations
Environment: Atmospheric›Moonlit | Atmospheric›Wind | Auditory›Clock ticking | Natural›Body of water | Public›Store window | Time of Year›December
Cultural Issues: Materialism›Machinery or mechanical references
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Baldness | Body›Hair | Meaning›Meaninglessness | Objects›Watch | Philosophical›Nihilism | Recurring Tropes›Dead time | Recurring Tropes›Door | Recurring Tropes›Father said | Recurring Tropes›Stillness | Supernatural›Folk customs | Supernatural›Superstitions | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being outside of time | Time›Duration of time | Time›Frozen / Static | Time›Measuring time | Time›Timelessness
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Aesthetics: Allusion, Historical›Philosopher Bergson, Henri | Diction›Racist term | Figures of Speech›Bird | Figures of Speech›Death / Dead imagery | Figures of Speech›Drained marsh | Figures of Speech›Gull | Figures of Speech›Simile | Figures of Speech›Water | Narrative›African-American folk sayings
Environment: Auditory›Clock ticking | Natural›Body of water | Natural›River | Public›Bridge
Actions: Communication›Letter | Movement›Direction east | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Listening | Perceptual›Seeing | Physical›Touching
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Shadows | Time›Being outside of time | Time›Return to present time | Time›Transcended
Aesthetics: Narrative›Foreshadowing
Environment: Auditory›Clock ticking | Public›Sidewalk
Themes and Motifs: Body›Heels | Death›Bones | Objects›Watch | Recurring Tropes›Shadows | Time›Return to present time