Homesick | 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

Hankow - This is the town where Jean and her family live at the beginning of the book.

Shanghai - This is a large city in China where Andrea and the Hull family go to live.

Wuchang - This is a city close to Hankow that was besieged by Communist forces.

YMCA - Jean's father and mother work here.

Communism - During the time period of the book, this was rapidly gaining political control, culminating in a violent revolution.

The President Taft - This is the name of the ship that ferries Jean...
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