Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories

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

Boiberik, Dacha - This is a summer colony of dachas or summer homes where rich Jews live.

The Stock Market, Options, Poptions - This investment opportunity causes Tevye to lose all of his savings.

Revolutionary Politics - This movement involves being against the rich and for the working man.

Dreamsappears in Tevye the Dairyman - Golde believes that these are the way God communicates with people.

Goy, Goyishappears in Teve the Dairyman, Railroad Stories - This refers to a a Non-Jew, usually in these stories a Russian or the Russian language.

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