Our Man in Havana | 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

Cuba - An island nation in the Caribbean, just ninety miles from the United States.

Havana - The capital city of Cuba and the home of Wormold.

Montinque - A small island in the Caribbean that is an overseas territory of France. Hawthorne is described as visiting this island in the story.

Kingston - The capital of Jamaica, a British territory at the time of the story.

Duenna - Literally a nanny. But Wormold often imagines a nanny governing his daughter.

UNESCO - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a charitable...
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