Gargantua and Pantagruel | 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

Utopia - This is the country where Gargantua and Pantagruel are born as royalty.

Paris - In their youths, both Gargantua and Pantagruel are sent to this place to study and improve their educations.

Dipsody - This is the land where Anarch is king.

Pantagrueline Prognostication - This is an almanac written for the year 1533 containing ten chapters of obvious predictions, nearly guaranteeing its accuracy.

Debate about Panurge's Marriage - This subject is central in the fourth and fifth novels.

Pantagrueline - This is a plant which can be used to hang...
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