Out of the Silent Planet | 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

Malacandra - This is the name of the planet Mars in the book.

Meldilorn - The island home of Oyarsa, the invisible ruler of Malacandra. Creatures of all types live here, serving Oyarsa. There are stone carvings depicting the history of the planet.

Maleldil the Young - In the lore of Malacandra, the creator and ruler of the world. This being lives with another great entity called The Old One.

Thulcandra - The name the inhabitants give to Earth. It means "silent planet."

Handramit - These are the deep canyons which criss-cross the...
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