Cold Comfort Farm | 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

Cold Comfort Farm - The central location in the novel, this place is a dairy farm in Howling, Sussex, that has been in the Starkadder family for generations.

Mouse Place - Mrs. Smiling's home in the Lambeth district of London where Flora initially goes to stay after her parents' funerals.

Nettle Flitch Field - A field by Cold Comfort Farm where the hired girl, Meriam, lives in a small hut.

Sukebind - A flowering plant that represents the dark nature of the farm. Any sukebind is removed from the house before Elfine's wedding.