Pamela, or, Virtue Rewarded | 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

Bedfordshire Estate - Pamela works at this place for Mr. B's mother and when the lady dies, Mr. B makes his first advances at Pamela here.

Lincolnshire Estate - This is where Mr. B imprisons Pamela in order to further his goal of compromising her virtue.

Pond - Pamela considers taking her life here in order to preserve her virtue.

Rocks - Located along the gate at an estate, Pamela and Mr. Williams use these as a mailbox by which to carry on their secret correspondence.

Letters - Pamela uses these to...
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