One of the biggest reoccurring event is "Stacy's Chinese Handcuffs." As children, Stacy explains to Dillon that Chinese Handcuffs will not release his fingers if he tries to pull away, but will only let him go if he pushes his fingers into the trap. She tells him that this is supposedly a metaphor for life. It becomes apparent as the book goes on that because Dillon is continuing writing to Preston, that he and Preston are trapped together in Chinese Handcuffs. In his last letter to Preston, Dillon states that he is pushing his fingers into the trap to let himself go. This also ties into the main theme of the book.
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