Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Best and the Brightest

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

Georgetown - This neighborhood is a section of Washington, D.C.

Boston - This city is where many of the administration people were from.

Washington, D.C. - This city is the site of much of the story of the book. It is where the White House and government are located.

Potsdam - This city is where the post-World War II division of nations was decided.

Vienna - This city was the site of the summit between John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.

Cuba - This country is a Caribbean island that was the site...
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