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What is the historic origin of these Indian burial grounds?
According to Atlas Obscura:
First of all, it’s important to note that the Indian Burial Ground,
which is sometimes abbreviated to IBG, is a trope, and not a real
thing. Pre-Columbian peoples ...
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What is the significance of the painting at Rachel's parent's house?
The child in the painting is Zelda, Rachel's sister, who died young. The boy is wearing her clothes to hint that Zelda's spirit is now inhabiting his body. In other words, the lesson is "be careful ...
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What is the significance of the painting at Rachel's parent's house?
I've not seen the film myself, but imdb seems to support Ralph Crown's answer:
The picture at Rachel's parents' house is a painting of Zelda as a
child, before her spinal meningitis. Gage is ...
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What is the significance of the painting at Rachel's parent's house?
The dress on the kid in the painting and the dress on the monsterous Zelda are the same. I think it's pretty obvious and doesn't require a citation... but to bolster this point further, there is a ...
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