The Dark Room | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

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

Berlin, Germany - This is the site of the first story where poverty, prosperity, bombings, then occupation occurs.

The Dark Room - This is the site where film is developed.

German Occupation - This activity rounds Jews into ghettos and murders many more that are not put to work.

Hamburg - This is the final destination of a family of children looking for their Oma.

Russian Zone - This is a German area after World War II that is occupied and controlled by enemies from the East.

Belarus - This is a country...
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