The Winchester
We'll say "the Winchester," even though the same principle applies to guns in general. Jack loves guns. They make him feel big and strong, and more in control of his ridiculously out of control lif...
The Scout Uniforms
The Boy Scout uniforms are another sign of Jack's powerlessness, as well as Dwight's general jerk-wad tendencies. Dwight has a way of taking over anything that Jack likes and making it his own… r...
The Beaver
The beaver gets pretty potent… and we're not just talking about the smell. Part of it represents Dwight's general, um, Dwightness. He deliberately runs it over with his car and then pretends it's...
The White Paint
Dwight's "trunkful of paint in five-gallon cans" (11.37) gets applied to his house in truly ridiculous ways. He paints the ceiling, the walls, all of the furniture, and even the keys to the pianoâ€...
Skipper's Ford
The Ford is Skipper's dream of escape, so much so that he "took a job at the power company and continued living at home so he could put all his money into the car." (12.2) It means everything to hi...
The Hook
Norma tells Jack an urban legend called "The Hook" when Jack first arrives in Chinook: a story about a pair of teenage lovers who narrowly miss an attack from a hook-handed lunatic. It's completely...