Sophie's World | 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

3 Clover Close - This is where Sophie's home by the edge of the woods is located.

The Den - This is a hole in the hedgegrow in Sophie's backyard where she goes to be alone.

Sophie's room - This location is where Sophie reads and hangs the antique mirror.

The Major's Cabin - This place, by a lake, behind Sophie's house, is where some lectures take place.

The White Rabbit - This object is a metaphor for the universe and an allusion to Alice in Wonderland.

Hermes, the dog - This character...
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