Ideas and Opinions | 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 Atom Bomb - A weapon used against two Japanese cities, the development of which was made possible by Einstein's development of the theory of relativity.

Davos - A Swiss resort for tubercular patients, this place in 1928 institutes international university courses.

The Ether - This is understood as a medium pervading the whole of space and a vehicle for electromagnetic and light phenomena.

House on Un-American Activities Senate Committee - This committee was created to investigate disloyal acts but degenerated into a group bent on "witch hunts" to ferret out those who...
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