Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Street

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 Street - The book refers to this place where residents are poor and beaten down by life's circumstances.

Junto's Bar and Grill - One of the few places where the people in the Harlem area can find a certain measure of escape and serves as both a social club and meeting place.

White Blouse - Lutie feels violated when she finds that this object has been crushed by Jones.

The Casino - Owned by Junto, Boots and his orchestra perform here. It is also where Lutie sings with the orchestra.

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