Rich Man, Poor Man | 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 Bakery - The Jordache family owns this business in which both Axel and Mary work.

French Love Letters - Rudolph has a crush on his high school French teacher and spends many hours writing her these.

Explicit Drawing - Rudolph is caught with this and it leads to Axel coming to his son's defense.

Burning Cross - On VE day, Thomas and a friend violate Teddy Boylan's lawn with this.

Eight Hundred Dollars - Gretchen receives this from Teddy Boylan for spending the afternoon with him.

The Works of Shakespeare - Gretchen...
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