The Ghost Writer | 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

Letters - Lonoff receives many of these every single day regarding his work.

Multi-colored Paper - This is used to help Lonoff distinguish between drafts of his novels.

Dishes - These are destroyed during an argument between Lonoff and his wife.

Lonoff's Desk - Zuckerman uses this to help eavesdrop on Lonoff and Amy.

Higher Education - This is a short story about a dispute over money between several members of Zuckerman's family.

The Middle Years - This short story by Henry James chronicles the declining years of a novelist.

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