Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Say You're One of Them

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 Trunk - This is the place where Maisha stores her belongings in the story, An Ex-Mas Feast.

The Nanfang - This is a motorcycle purchased for Fofo Kpee in the story Fattening for Gabon.

The Luxurious Bus - This is a service hired to transport Christian refugees to their homes in the southern villages.

The TVs - These are the largest source of temptation for Jubril on his journey from northern to Southern Nigeria in the story Luxurious Hearses.

ECOMOG Soldiers - These men are sent out by the Nigerian government to...
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