Sons and Lovers | 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 Ash-Tree - This object is located outside a home and is associated with dark, forbidding footsteps.

Mrs. Morel's Umbrella - This object is given to a mother on Christmas and is cherished by the recipient.

Bird's Nest - This object, created by a jenny wren, fascinates one of the characters.

Miriam's Swing - This object represents the first time one of the characters is able to spoil a man.

Miriam's Rosebush - This object is in the woods and one character becomes so absorbed by its beauty that it annoys another character.