Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Such a Long Journey

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

House of Cages - This place is a brothel.

Khodadad Building - This is the place where the protagonist of the novel lives.

Mount Mary - The protagonist visits this place in order to ask for miraculous cures for several people.

Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - Major Bilimoria works here.

Tower of Silence - Dinshawji's funeral takes place here.