Every Man for Himself | 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

Princes House - This is J. P. Morgan's house in London where Morgan stays for several weeks before the story begins. The narrator steals a small painting of his mother from a hallway wall as he leaves.

Mother's Portrait - Morgan steals this from J. P. Morgan's house and installs it on the wall of his stateroom aboard Titanic.

Southampton, England - This is the Titanic's home port where Morgan first glimpses his fellow travelers while eating breakfast in a cafe.

Queenstown, Ireland - The Titanic makes a brief stopover here to pick...
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