A Wizard of Earthsea | 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

Gont - Ged was given his new name on this island.

Roke - The island where Ged meets his first real friends.

Torning - Ged goes on his first mission as a wizard to this island.

Pendor - The dragon lives here.

Osskil - It is here that Ged is almost defeated by an old foe before managing to fly away back to his homeland.

Sweet Springs Island - Ged meets royalty here.

The Shadow - A name of a ship that foreshadows later events.

The Lookfar - Ged paints eyes on this...
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