A Wild Sheep Chase | 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

Animism - This is the belief that power can exist within any specific object or body part, entirely independent from the main form.

Sheep - This object represents the mediocrity of human existence and the risks of blindly following authority.

Junitaki - This is a township near the villa of the Sheep Professor.

Hokkaido - This is the mountainous area of Japan where the photograph of the sheep with the star was taken.

The Will - This is the perceived cause or underlying power of the gains of the person that controls the...
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