Dead Souls | 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

Town of N. - Tchitchikov visits this place at the start of the novel and everyone here goes into an uproar over Tchitchikov's plan to purchase dead souls.

St. Petersburg - This place is often referred to as the standard for doing things in the trendiest or most popular ways.

Souls - This is the term characters use when speaking about the number of peasants or serfs they own.

Nozdroyov's Home - This is where Tchitchikov is violently attacked.

Chaise - This is what many people used during this time period to travel.