Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Fates Worse Than Death

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

The Attorney General's Commission on Pornography - This is depicted as a traveling show against dirty books and pictures.

CARE - This agency provides relief to people in Third World countries including Mozambique.

Dresden, Germany - This is the city in which Vonnegut and fellow World War II POWs are held for possible exchange.

Folk Society Deficiency (FSD) - Vonnegut sees this as a sickness causing sufferers to stop thinking for themselves, so they may become members of a delusional, artificial extended family.

The Great Depression - This is the period beginning with...
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