The English Patient | 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

Books - Hana uses these to try to communicate with the English patient.

Herodotus Book - The English patient has this with him when he is brought to the hospital.

Morphine - This is a great love of both the English patient and Caravaggio.

Land Mines - This is why Kip comes to Villa San Girolamo.

Letter for Clara - This is written as a symbol of Hana's desire to rejoin the world of the living.

Triumph Motorcycle - This is what Kip uses to leave the villa.

The Library - This is...
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