The Great Fire | 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

Japan - This is where Aldred begins his recovery and continues research for the book he is petitioned to write.

Hong Kong - Aldred is invited here by Peter Exley and is still faced with armed conflict in the form of a brutal Civil War.

Aldred Leith's Home in London - This is where Aldred is confronted with his mother and his boyhood memories of his father.

New Zealand - This is where time appears to stand still and where the story concludes.