Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Pat Hobby Stories

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

Gooddorf's Letterappears in Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish - This object was created years ago and implies a character's participation in a murder. Another character tries to use this object to advance a career, but fails.

Magazine Articleappears in A Man in the Way - This object is about ancient artifacts being sent to Europe to be put on display. It is the basis of an idea for a script.

Big Table - This object is in the commissary where all the executives and bigwigs eat.

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