Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Red Dragon

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

Birmingham - This city is where the first family is murdered.

Atlanta - This city is where the second family is murdered.

Washington, DC - This is where FBI headquarters is located. Graham spends much of his time here, working with the various forensics people while he is searching for the Tooth Fairy.

Marathon, Florida - This is where Graham is living since leaving his job as a forensics expert with the FBI. This is also where Lecter sends Dolarhyde to kill Graham.

St. Louis, Missouri - This is where Dolarhyde works, and...
(read more)