Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Captive Mind

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

Warsaw - This city is the capital of Poland, a country in Eastern Europe.

Moscow - This city is the capital of the Soviet Union and the center of power for the Eastern European countries.

Cracow or Krakow - This city is the second largest city in Poland.

Auschwitz - This place is a Nazi concentration camp where Beta lived for two years.

Dachau - This place is a Nazi concentration camp from which Beta was rescued at the end of World War II.

Vilna - This city, which was once part of...
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