Anchor: Throughout the story, Ellison uses the symbol of horns, investing them with a number of meanings relating to sexual desire (the horny young boys), artistic creation (the instrument of jazz), and masculinity (the symbol of a bull).
Entailed: Ellison uses horns as symbolism related to sexuality.
Contradiction: Ellison chose to use flowers as symbolism for sexuality throughout the story.
Contradiction: A hot water is not prepared by woman in kitchen.
Contradiction: A band is playing.
Contradiction: Two people are on a beach.
Contradiction: Norit is the largest supplier of pollution control AC.