Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

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

A Vase - Lillian Kelly uses this item in an analogy for how the abuse affected her.

Alcohol - This item was given by Uncle Karl to his victims to relax them before attempting to molest them.

Tree house - Maureen Brady was molested at this place one afternoon when she went to meet her brother and a friend.

Swing - Jean Alexander was playing on this item when a stranger molested her.

Window Netting - Jude Brister was given this item to keep her father from raping her.

Shed - The attackers...
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