The Facility
Todd and Adam store Evan's body here after finding him dead
Trunk/vehichle outside
When the subways are shut down, Candace uses this system to get to work
Buses and shuttles
Candace requests a meeting with Bob by pretending to be worried about this
Her health and the baby's health
The vision of Candace's dead mother appears twice
Ruifang
The vegetation lets Candace see the city in these 3 time frames:
past, present, and future
Rachel breaks this rule ot tell Candace about the pill near Evan's body.
The group's silence rule
Candace spots this animal wandering down a deserted Times Square
A horse
Bob denies doing this nightly activity, which Candace suspects signals he has Shen Fever.
Pacing/walking the mall at night
Rachel shows solidarity with Candace by admitting this truth about Evan.
Evan was also Bob's prisoner and could not leave the facility.
Ashley's infection in Ohio reveals that this emotion is the true trigger for Shen Fever
Nostalgia
Survivors spend the day after Evan's death watching DVDs of this sitcom in Old Navy
Friends
Candace's taxi driver, who loves NY Ghost and says immigrants are inheriting the city
Eddie
Adam and Todd's battery errand creates Candace's opportunity because they leave these outside Bob's door.
Car keys
After Candace moves to Sephora, she and Bob share this domestic ritual while she recounts her last days in NY
Drinking tea
Nostalgia
Candace uses these small objects pressed to her forehead to fake a fever for Bob
Hand warmers
By late October, these organizations stop publishing, making NY Ghost a major news source
Major news outlets
Candace plans to leave at first light, specifically to avoid needing these
Headlights
Bible product coordinator.
The facility, being a mall, is ironic because it critiques this economic system that the novel mocks.
Capitalism
Bob says he found safety doing these two things in the mall as a child while his parents were divorced.
Eating free samples and playing in the arcade
Candace breaks into this person's office to use as her bedroom
Michael's office
Ruifang's bittersweet farewell condition in her final vision to Candace
That they won't see each other again for a long time
Jonathan's plan was what caused him to leave New York and split from Candace
Sailing to Puget Sound
Candace, feeling the baby move under Michael's skylight, connects new life to this broader theme
Hope and survival outside of routine and capitalism