The image of the cranes is highly prevalent throughout the book. These cranes represent the innocence of nature and the way that it knows the truth even when people do not. They also represent the freedom that Mark longs for while he is confined to the rehabilitation center.
The town of Kearney in which the story takes place is "somewhere just like anywhere" (166). This is an important image to the story because it gives the reader the feeling that this story could happen to anyone anywhere and it isn't such a distant thing. It also sets up a background for the characters that helps to account for their various quirks.
The old barn house that Mark and Karin visit together is a turning poin for Mark's acceptance of Karin. "The barn is leaning hard to the right, like it'll ditch if it gets hit by a little microwave radiation" (369). However, despite its rundown appearance, it holds many childhood memories for them both. Due to this, when Mark reminices about the past with Karin there, he begins to think that she just might actually be his sister. This place was "some kind of paradise lost" (369) for them.
The image of the dark road at night is often mentioned in reference to Mark's accident. It's almost haunted look is an important element because of the way mystery surrounds the whole incident. Also, Mark talks about having scene a white pillar before he flipped his truck. The investigation of the tracks left on the road is all anyone has to go on to figure out what happened for nearly the entire book.
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