A Handful of Dust | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Hetton - This place has been in the Last family for generations..

Brenda's Flat - Brenda decided to rent this in London so she would have a place to stay whenever she partied and spent time with Beaver.

Polly's House - Polly makes this the center for all social gatherings.

Brat's Club - An establishment formed by the younger upper class men who were uncomfortable trying to fit in with the old crowd at more strict discriminating clubs.

London - This city is used as a direct contrast to life at Hetton and...
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