Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from In Solitary Witness

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

St. Radegund - This was the place where Jagerstatter lived prior to his arrest.

Leherbauer - This is the term used for anyone who became proprietor of Jagerstatter's family.

Enns - This place was where Jagerstatter was ordered to report for military service.

Linz - This place was where Jagerstatter was initially held when imprisoned.

Linzer Volksblatt - This was the newspaper that ran the story about the book project and resulted in two more sources of information.

Regensburg - This place was where Jagerstatter stopped and wrote a brief letter to his...
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