The Unanimated Bowl In Beattie's

Initially, Beattie employs the unanimated bowl as the main reason for Andrea’s success. She would bring it along to each listing to add to its appearance, almost the same way she would bring her dog Mondo along “when she thought that some prospective buyers might be dog lovers”. As we get to the end of the short-story, we realize that this object has much more meaning to Andrea than we are led to believe. Given to her by her ex-lover, Andrea has established a physical and emotional obsession to the bowl, a very abnormal and possessive obsession, caring for it like it was her own child. She personifies the object, describing it as “something she loved”, like loving one’s own flesh and blood, loving it to the point that she starts associating