Brother Odd | 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

St. Bartholomew's Abbey - Located in California and surrounded by the Sierra Nevadas, this is where Odd Thomas secrets himself.

Guesthouse Cloister - Located on the east side of St. Bartholomew's Abbey, this surrounds a courtyard with a marble statue of the lesser known St. Bartholomew and a reflecting pool.

Pico Mundo - This is the desert town where Odd Thomas lived for most of his life.

St. Bartholomew's School - This is a school for children who the rest of the world has abandoned.

KitKat Katacombs - This is largely the territory...
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