Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Middle Passage

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

New Orleans - This place is the city where the novel begins.

The dock - This place is where the main character meets his love interest.

The Republic - This location is the ship on which the bulk of the story takes place.

Isadora's apartment - This place is a menagerie of handicapped cats, birds, and other animals.

Bangalang - This trading post is where the crew picks up the bulk of their cargo including hides, ivory teeth, gold, rice, sheep, goats, vegetables, butter, beeswax, and a human cargo of African slaves.

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