Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Dragonwings

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

Stained-Glass Window - Moon Shadow believes this shows a wrong idea of dragons.

Books - Robin, Moon Shadow, and his father spend their spare time with these.

Letters - During their separation, Windrider sent many of these home to his wife and received many from her.

Queue - This is a Tang man's pony tail.

Dragonwings - This is the name of the flying machine Windrider and Moon Shadow build.

Opium - This is a drug derived from the poppy flower that is both a strong pain reliever and a terribly addictive drug.