The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford | 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

Covina, California - This location is the birthplace of the author of the book and represents the place where illusions are lost and innocence is left behind.

Adams, Colorado - This town is described as the location to which many of polite society's rejects have fled.

Heidelberg, Germany - This location is home to the University of Heidelberg.

Boston - This location is depicted as being the last bastion of civilization.

Georges Duval's Mill - This location is the meeting place of Victoria and Malcolm.