Equal Rites | 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

Ankh-Morpork - This place is home to a university, smells of incense, beer, grain, spices, and people, and is located on the coast of an ocean.

The Apple Tree - This object is covered in mistletoe, has sour or rotten fruit, and discusses magic with an owl.

Bad Ass - This mountain village is the home of Esk Smith and Granny Weatherwax and has long winter snows and bad roads.

Discworld - This is the flat planet where most of the novel's action occurs. It rides on the back of four gigantic, meteor-pocked...
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