Friedrich | 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

Air Raid Shelter - The place at which Friedrich Schneider's neighbors must make the ultimate moral decision of whether to obey the Nazi laws or the universal imperative to save the defenseless.

Bar Mitzvah - This is the day on which a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy officially becomes a man, responsible for his own behavior rather than being under his father's care.

Herschel Meyer Department Store - The swanky venue in which Herr Schneider finds a managerial position after being fired from his civil service job, this place is symbolic of the Jews' ability...
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