Ficciones | 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

The Anglo-American Cyclopaediaappears in Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius - This object includes a description of Uqbar.

The First Encyclopedia of Tlonappears in Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius - The narrator finds this object and is inspired to learn all he can about Tlon.

Don Quixoteappears in Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote - This novel was created in the eighteenth century by Miguel de Cervantes.

The Approach to Al-Mu'tasimappears in The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim - This is a detective novel.

Circular Ruinsappears in The Circular Ruins - This is a temple for an unknown...
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