Aspects of the Novel | 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

Trinity College - This was the alma mater of William George Clark.

The British Museum Library - This place is evoked in the Introduction as the setting for a hypothetical gathering of all the British writers who have created novels over the course of history.

The Novel - The subject of detailed examination and commentary in these lectures by Forster.

Time - The first of several aspects of the novel considered by Forster, and it is inextricably linked with the second story.

Story - This is defined by Forster as a series of...
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