Nights at the Circus | 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

Ma Nelson's Whorehouse - This is the house where Lizzie lives and where Fevvers is raised. To Fevvers, the house is simple but grand, and even its beauty turns out to be an illusion once Ma Nelson dies.

Ma Nelson's/ Fevvers' Gilded Sword - Ma Nelson gives Fevvers this to complete her Winged Victory costume. Fevers keeps it as a good luck item but loses it to the Grand Duke's rage.

Ma Nelson's/ Lizzie's Gilded Clock - Lizzie takes this from the house after Ma Nelson's death.

Battersea - The town where Lizzie's...
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