The Richest Man in Babylon | 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

Gold - This item, and how to obtain more of it, is the central tenant of the book. While modern readers may not be concerned with obtaining this item, they can certainly understand the desire for more wealth, whatever the currency. For the Babylonians, this object was the means to a better life and the more of this item one had, the better his life. The desire for this object fuels each character in the book, and the entire lesson of the book involves earning, keeping, and increasing one's supply of this object.