Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Of Human Bondage

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

Clock - Philip takes this from his mother's sitting room after her death, recalling that she once said she liked it.

Books - Philip discovers these as a young man growing up in his uncle's restrained home.

Pictures - Philip's mother has these done in the weeks before her death so Phillip will always remember how she looked.

Clubfoot - Philip is born with this deformity and is deeply embarrassed by it.

Dr. Carey's Watch - Philip's father leaves him this as an inheritance, and Philip sells it in order to live in...
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