Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Personal History

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

Chestnut Lodge - This place is the private psychiatric hospital in suburban Washington to which Phil Graham is twice committed.

Glen Welby - This location is the 350-acre, heavily wooded summer and weekend getaway property the Grahams purchase for $87,500 in 1950 in secluded Marshall, Virginia.

Mt. Kisco, New York - This place is the Meyers' lavish summer home in Westchester County, New York.

The Pearson Farm - Phil Graham buys the this piece of property near Hume, Virginia, impulsively in 1962 with Kay's help.

The Pentagon Papers - Formally entitled History of...
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