Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Caves of Steel

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

Spacetown - The area Spacers inhabit around Cities.

The Outer Worlds - 49 planets colonized by Earthmen who were transported there and created self-sustaining populations.

The Spacers - Beings who have overtaken areas of the world such as New York City's Spacetown.

Aurora - This is an underpopulated society where the individual leads a life of comfort, as well as having the ability to study the aging process at length.

Yeast-town - The areas of Newark, New Brunswick and Trenton, this land was once residential and is now taken over by many-layered farms,...
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