Caramelo, or, Puro Cuento: A 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

Caramel Rebozo - Throughout this story, this is the one thing that Soledad and Celaya both admire and love more than anything.

San Antonio - A town in Texas where the family moves to after the grandmother buys everyone a house.

House on Destiny Street - The family drives to this place every year, which is where Inocencio and his brothers and sister grew up.

Acapulco - The Mexican beach town where Inocencio leaves his mother.

Skin Color - This is used to determine a person's social class.

Tres Reyes Upholstery - The...
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