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My thoughts on what flowers symbolize in Nevermore

(There might be some grammar and spelling mistakes because i have dyslexia so i'm sorry in advance)

So I think that flowers represent the growth and loss of relationships as well as the hope that Lenore feels for the future within that relationship.

I’m going to start with how flowers show up in the flashbacks first, then how they show up at the academy and end with how they specifically connect to Annabel because that makes the most sense to me. I hope you enjoy this.

Flowers in the Flashbacks

When Lenore talks to her past self in the memory of Theo's funeral they are talking about a flower that fell off its stem. This flower represents Lenore losing her relationship with Theo, and the isolation that this loss will to bring into her life.

Then when Lenore takes off all of the floral wallpaper from her room in the attic this is showing Lenore at the most lonely. At this time she has basically no relships with anyone and believes that this is how her life is going to be forever. So she chooses to cut herself off more by accepting her fate in a way and has lost all of her hope.

When Annabel comes into Lenore’s life not only are there flowers in the house but she is literally wearing flowers on her hat. This is symbolizing the growth or bloom of a new relship for Lenore and the reintroduction of hope into Lenore’s life. She now sees a future where she is no longer alone.

This connection between flowers and Lenore’s relships is further seen in how she destroys the vase of flowers after Annabel levels her. I see a similarity in this action and her ripping off the wallpaper earlier because they are both showing Lenore’s complete despair and isolation.

I also think that how Lenore describes the flowers further fits into the symbolism of them and Lenore‘s relationships. All of these words you could also see in how Lenore thinks of her relationship with Annabel and as a hole at this moment.

Ok this one might be a stretch but, you can see remnants of the wallpaper Lenore took down remaining on the wall in her memory before she burns down the house. I think this is showing the small amount of hope that her plan to come back as Leo and propose to Annabel has given her. It’s only scraps of hope like the scraps of wallpaper left on the walls but that hope and that relship will grow like flowers do.

This symbol is seen again with Annabel wearing a dress full of flowers when she meets Leo (Lenore) for the first time again. The flowers still only take up a piece of the dress though because there is still uncertainty within the relationship. But there are more flowers than the scraps of them before showing Lenore’s growing hope.

I also think that the engagement ring looks like a flower showing more of this symbol coming up. A bit of theorizing here but when Annabel accepts Lenore‘s proposal this will bring even more certainty to their relationship shown by the ring just being a flower.

Flowers while they are at Nevermore

The first time flowers appear at Nevermore is when they make the promise to protect each other they are surrounded by flowers, roses specifically. This represents the new and old growth of their relationship in my opinion. These flowers are hole there are no petals on the ground or in the air showing how certain Lenore is in this relationship at the moment.

Next before the start of the entrance exam they are in this courtyard area full of roses again but this time the air is full of the petals of the flowers unlike earlier. This is impotent because flowers lose petals when they dying. In this scene Annabel tells Lenor that they aren’t actually friends and that she doesn’t care for her. Lenore’s perceived loss of this relship is shown by the roses from earlier losing their petals like her loss of hope.

flowers are seen agen with Annabel’s specter when they are planning to meet up after the exam finishes. In this sense there are both whole flowers and petals. I think this is showing the distance that is still present between them but that they have a relship which is growing.

Interestingly in the arboretum when they actually meet after the exam you can’t see any acshawal flowers or petals. I think this is because Lenor at this moment still feels unsteady in their relationship at the same level she did earlier.

When Annabel and Lenor are in the arboretum agen discussing their relship you can clearly see flowers. Especially At this moment where Lenore is reassuring Annabel you can clearly see flowers framing that moment showing the growth in their relship and the certainty that exists within it still.

Annabel Lee and Roses

So I think that flowers in general represent all of Lenore's relships but roses specifically only represent her and Annabel. In a lot of the examples I listed that involved Annabel the flowers present where roses.

Annabel’s specter design is full of flowers, I interpreted these to be roses as well. I think the petals specifically could be relating to the loneliness of her specter and how distant her and Lenore still are.

This further connection between roses and Annabel is seen in this panel, where there are roses in the background. Interestingly the thorns seem to be emphasized more than the flowers themselves, I think this is because this scene shows more of the dangerous side of Annabel instead of the beautiful one. I think the thorns are emphasized to show the dangers that Lenora is starting to realize in her relationship with, this could also be maybe a new sense of uncertainty within their relationship.

Conclusion

I think that flowers represent lenors feelings on her relships with others. I hope you enjoyed reading this. It's my first time doing anything like this outside of school so it’s probably not the best, hopefully it was understandable at least. Let me know your thoughts, or if you have a different take than me. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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