One Man's Meat | 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

E.B. White's farm - This home of the author was located in the village of North Brooklin in Maine.

Maine - This state is the most northeastern point of the United States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean.

Children's Books - White read some of these which were sent by publishers to his wife for review.

Chickens - White raised these animals on his farm and doted on them.

Motion Picture magazine - White was isolated in his village but kept abreast of the film industry by reading this periodical.

Sheep - White raised...
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