Revolutionary Road | 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

New York City - Frank Wheeler works at a company in this city on the verge of making its first leap into the computer age.

Paris - This city becomes the objectification of the Wheelers' escapist tendencies as they try to overcome the strictures of middle class suburban life.

Revolutionary Road - This is the name of a path that American soldiers used to fight the British for independence in the Revolutionary War.

Knox Business Machines - This company, where Frank Wheeler's father worked, is the place where Frank goes to work after...
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