Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Best American Short Stories of the Century

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

Yellow Guitar that appears in The Hitch-Hikers - This object is owned by a man who dies. It is then given to a little boy.

Henry'sappears in The Killers - This is what two men enter and tie up the attendant, the cook, and a customer.

Bowlappears in Janus - This object is a good luck charm that helps to sell houses.

Shawlappears in The Shawl - This object is said to be magical, and it is taken away by the owner's sister. The owner is killed as a consequence.

Keyappears in The...
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