Island | 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

Pala - This is where Will winds up after his shipwreck.

The Pala Straight - The section of the sea next to the island where Will ends up.

Outsider - A person not from the island.

Shivapuram - A place on the island where Dr. MacPhail goes to attend a meeting of the Privy Council.

The Crusade of the Spirit - A movement led by the Rani at the bidding of Koot Hoomi.

The Experiment Station - This is where Will stays to recover, and a facility whose primary research was to create...
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