Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Arcades Project

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

Arcade - This is a public location in Europe where several merchants of luxury goods have assembled.

Paris, France - This is the large capital city where much of the book takes place.

German - This language was used extensively by the author during the course of much of his life, particularly when he created this book.

French - This language is one of the dominant languages found in Continental Europe during the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.

Lithograph - This is a type of visual art that was relied...
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