Cold Sassy Tree | 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 Sassy - This is the small town in Georgia where the story takes place. It is named for a grove of Sassafras trees that used to be there.

Mill Town - This is the place where the cotton workers live.

Blind Tillie Trestle - This is the place where Will gets run over by a train.

Blind Tillie Creek - This is a place where Will goes fishing.

Blue Ridge - Lightfoot McLendon comes from the foothills of this place.

Commerce - This is a town whose original name was Harmony Grove.