Shame | 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 Impossible Mountains - This was the main protagonist's first sight in the world.

The Loo - This object is a hot afternoon wind.

Mohenjo - This is the location of Rani Harappa's exile and imprisonment.

Nishapur - This name is given to the house in which the main protagonist grows up.

Q. - This is the name of a remote border town.