Intruder in the Dust | 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

Yoknapatawpha County; Jackson, Mississippi - The fictional setting of the novel.

Jail - Where Lucas is kept briefly during his incarceration and where Miss Habersham and Mrs. Mallison stand guard while the men go to exhume Vinson Gowrie's body.

Lucas's House - This is a small cabin in the center of Edmonds' plantation.

Gold Toothpick - This is an old-fashioned object that Lucas probably inherited from his grandfather. He carries it everywhere.

Colt .41 Gun - Lucas bought this weapon from his grandfather.

German Luger Automatic - This is the weapon that killed...
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