One major technique that was used was the symbol of the wild duck that was dead in Hajlamars house. This duck symbolizes the characters' ignoring the truth. Three of the characters that this is mainly aimed towards is Hedwig, Eckdal, and Hajlamar. It is aimed towards Hedwig because she was healthy, completely healthy and then now she was diagnosed that she will go blind. The duck was perfectly healthy and suddenly just got shot down and died. They were both suddenly struck with sickness and possibly death. This connection is simply a physical connection. The duck connects to the character of Eckdal because he said that he found the bird but really he did not which means he was lying. This supports that the bird symbolizes the characters' innability to speak the truth. The character of Hjalamar connects to the duck because to the bird because he is neglecting not only the truth but also his entire family. He also ignores his weight and food problem as well. He is so consumed with his own personal satisfaction he ignores others, the truth, and his weight problem. The character of Greggers is the opposite of the symbol of the duck. He symbolizes the need to tell the truth because of how he wants to be the dog that caught the duck. This means that Greggers wants to be the one to end the cycle of lying with in Hjalamars' family because he only speaks the truth.
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