Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from James and the Giant Peach

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 Angry Rhinoceros - This escapes from the London zoo in the opening chapter of the novel and eats up James' parents while they are out sightseeing.

The Magic Beans - These are made of crocodile tongues boiled for twenty days with the skull of a dead witch and the eyeball of a lizard.

The Giant Peach - This is what kills James' terrible aunts.

The Sharks - These appear first as thin black shadows in the sea, circling James' new house, threatening to eat the vehicle and its passengers.

The Seagulls -...
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