Salem's Lot | 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 Marsten House - This was once occupied by Hubert and Birdie Marsten. Hubert kills Birdie and then himself in 1939, and the mail carrier finds Hubert and Birdie dead. From that time until roughly the beginning of the story in 1975, nobody inhabits this place. This place is the center of Ben's book that he has come to Jerusalem's Lot to write as well as nightmares from his childhood. This place is also the home of Straker and Barstow for most of the novel.

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