Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Daughter of the Forest

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

Amulet - Sorcha's mother gives Finbar this object the day she dies.

Wooden Wedding Ring - Red gives Sorcha this object, suggesting that he had planned to marry her long before he revealed his decision.

Wood Carving - When Simon disappears, he leaves this object where it will be found, with the suggestion that he has left it for Sorcha.

Starwort Shirts - Sorcha must make these in order to reverse the curse lady Oonagh has placed on her brothers.

Swans - Sorcha's six brothers are transformed into these through an evil spell...
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