The Light Fantastic | 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 Discworld - This place is an imaginary world where the novel takes place. It sits on top of four elephants, which the Great A'Tuin carries on his back.

Unssen University - This is the institution that trains wizards.

The Art Tower - From here you can see the edge of the world. Trymon and Rincewind fight here.

The Lower Cellar - This place hold the Octavo book.

Ankh Morpork - This is a polluted city that is home to Rincewind and the wizarding school.

The Magic Shop - This place appears...
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