Lowry uses light eyes to symbolize the depth of potent emotions, such as familial love, and how important they are to form a family. When Jonas first sees Gabriel, he is able to see the depth that both of their light eyes contain. While Jonas and his family are looking at Gabriel, Lily points out that both Jonas and Gabriel have light eyes, and “he was reminded that the eyes were not only a rarity but gave the one who had them a certain look- what was it? Depth…” (21). This shows that the eyes hold depth, which allows them to perceive the world in a different manner than others with the normal, dark eyes. This is because those who have them are the people who receive memories and the complex emotions. Those who have the memories are alone within
