The Eight | 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

The Abbey of Montglane - The action of the "past" narrative begins here.

The Montglane Service - This is a chess set (board, pieces, and cloth cover), the possession of which serves as the focus of conflict in both "past" and "present" narratives.

The Figure - This is associated with various aspects of control and power.

The Cocktail Napkin - When Catherine encounters the Fortune Teller (Section 2), Llewellyn writes the Fortune Teller's prophecy here.

Catherine's Painting - This contains a pale man on a bicycle.

Lily's Chess Set - This first appears...
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