Hunger | 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 Attic Room - At the beginning of the novel, the narrator lives here and he is behind on the rent.

Waistcoat - The narrator pawns this at the beginning of the novel.

Pencil - The narrator accidentally leaves this in his waistcoat when he pawns it. He lies to the pawnbroker to get it back, saying that it has sentimental value.

2 St. Olaf's Place - The narrator follows the woman he thinks of as Ylayali here, to where she lives.

Barber Coupons - The narrator finds these in his pocket. When...
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