Recoil | 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

The Roadside Diner - This is where Doc and Pat stop for lunch on the day they met.

Luther Psychological Clinic - This is Pat's place of work before he is told that it no longer exists.

Capital City - This is a large urban area that is slum-like.

Sandstone State Reformatory - This is the name of the place where Pat was incarcerated for fifteen years.

The National Phalanx - This is a national ultra-patriotic conservative political organization.

Doc Luther's Apartments - This is an old two-story house where Pat, Doc and...
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