Pnin | 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

Waindell College - This is the place where Pnin teaches Russian.

Cremona - This location is where Pnin is trying to get to as the story opens, to deliver a lecture on Russian culture to a women's club.

Russia - This location is where Pnin and many of the characters in the story are from.

Bolshevik Revolution - This is the name of the communist takeover of Russia in 1917.

Constantinople - This is where Pnin earned his degree.

Paris - After studying Pnin goes to this place and meets his future wife.