Moments of Being | 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

London - This is where Virginia Woolf and her family lived all their lives.

Kensington Gardens - This is a large park through which Virginia and her family walked regularly and often.

22 Hyde Park Gate - This was the location of Virginia's childhood home, described as being small, crowded, dark, and uncomfortably laid out.

St. Ives - This is the small seaside fishing community where the Stephen family spent summer vacations.

Talland House - This is the lodging in a fishing community where Virginia and her family stayed.

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