Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned | 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

Socrates' Apartment - The two-room apartment has been forgotten or abandoned by its owner.

The Hot Plate - Socrates starts out with only one of these to prepare all of his meals.

Indiana State Prison - He spent 28 years of his life in this cold and drafty prison.

Iula's Diner - This is one of the few surviving businesses in the Watts area. Socrates meets Wilfred here.

The Kitchen at The Farm in Indiana - This is in the home that Socrates grew up in. He often dreams of being here again...
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