The Nice and the Good | 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

Willy's Cottage - It is a rectangular brick building, with one large sitting room, a kitchen, bathroom and small bedroom. The walls are covered with bookshelves.

Trescombe House - It is close to the beach and the sea. The family often goes down to walk along the water or swim in it.

Gunnar's Cave - It is located in the cliff near Trescombe House.

The Vaults - These are located beneath Octavian's offices. Radeechy uses for his rituals.

John Ducane's house - This is located in London. Ducane meets with both...
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