Skeleton Crew | 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

Brighton, Maineappears in The Mist - This is the town where the storm occurs in The Mist.

Hartfordappears in The Mist - This is the whispered word of hope that is offered at the end of the story should another survivor find the manuscript.

Bathroomappears in Here There Be Tygers - A character mistakenly refers to this as "the basement."

Stuffed Monkeyappears in The Monkey - This supposedly caused the deaths of the main character's friends and his mother.

Poster of Humphrey Bogartappears in Cain Rose Up - This item is on the...
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