Roses Are Red | 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

Washington, D.C. - This place is the hometown of Alex Cross, the main character.

President Clinton mask - This widely distributed object is used in the first robbery at Citibank, and again later in the story when Szabo attacks Alex and when the Mastermind rapes Justine.

Citibank - This place is located in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is the first site of the Mastermind's robbery spree.

First Union Bank - This place is in Falls Church and is the second place to be robbed by the Mastermind.

Chase Manhattan Bank - This is...
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