His clothes
Adamson is the main character in the first story, an extremely intelligent man who unfortunately lost all his possessions in a shipwreck. Because of this, Adamson tries to find work in a wealthy family as a professor and in the process, he falls in love with the oldest daughter. Adamson is described as being dressed in shabby clothes and devoid of any accessories which are different from the way in which the family for which he works is dressed in. This image is extremely important because it is used to highlight the difference between the main character and the family for which he works for.
The man in the forest
After a few years of marriage, the relationship between Adamson and his wife grows extremely cold and Adamson spends more and more time in the forest near his house together with his children. At one point in the novel, Adamson is described as sitting alone on a log in the middle of the forest. This is an extremely important image because it shows just how much the relationship between Adamson and his wife deteriorated.
The red roses
Shortly after Adamson gets married, his wife, Eugenia, starts to receive red roses from her brother. Eugenia always is extremely careful with these flowers and always makes sure they last as long as possible. The flowers become an important element here and the way in which Eugenia is portrayed when she is around them is used to transmit the idea that there is more than brotherly love between the two.
The sunset
The book ends with the main character sitting on the beach and looking at the sunset while he is on a boat and is preparing himself to sail away. This is an important image here because it is used to transmit the idea that the marriage between Eugenia and Adamson was over and there was no more hope for it.
