Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from American Pastoral

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

Old Rimrock - This is where Swede lives with his family during his first marriage.

Newark Maid Glove Factory - This is the name of the business Lou built which was taken over later by Swede.

Jainism - This is the religion Merry takes on that causes her to care for all living creatures.

Radicalism - This is a political fad that Merry took up and lead her to begin bombing various places.

World War II - This caused many Jewish people to feel free and relieved to live in America once it...
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