Answer:
Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.
Walkman
Eleanor and Park first form a connection on the bus by listening to music and reading comics together. The Walkman, the device they use to listen to music, becomes a symbol of their shared yet private space. Music is a safe haven for Park, and his way of escaping the empty chatter and social pressures from the other kids. When Eleanor first sits down next to Park on the bus, he’s listening to his Walkman on headphones, and he uses the device to try to tune out everyone else around him, including Eleanor. However, Park begins to let Eleanor into his private haven when he asks her about songs, and they start to form their friendship by discussing music. The music that they listen to together gives Eleanor and Park many of their first shared points of conversation, and the songs help them express emotions and show that they care about each other without having to put it into words. Park makes tapes for Eleanor and finds batteries for her Walkman, which symbolically represents the bond that is being forged between them. Park puts spark and energy into Eleanor’s life, and Eleanor brings excitement and curiosity into Park’s life. Like a message in a bottle, a tape in the Walkman is private and intimate. The Walkman is a space where they can communicate together free from the prying ears and eyes of everyone else around them.