The Idiot | 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

St. Petersburg - This is where most of the characters live.

Pavlovsk - Most of the character have a summer house here. The Prince comes here to recover from his seizure.

The Hotel Stairwell - This is where Rogozhin attempts to murder the Prince.

A Silver Cross - Rogozhin swaps something similar of his own for this, which belongs to the Prince.

A Knife - Rogozhin uses this to attempt to kill Myskin and then to kill Natassya.

The Scandalous Article - Keller uses this to extort money from the Prince.

Rogozhin's House...
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