The Pelican Brief | 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 Pelican Brief - This is a fascinating story about a lawsuit in Louisiana that travels farther than its author intended.

Central Intelligence Agency - This is the chief U.S. law agency for international spying.

Committee to Reelect the President - This is a political action group with an annual budget of $4 million.

Federal Bureau of Investigations - This is the main U.S. law enforcement agency that works out of the Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.

Georgetown - This is a fashionable area of Washington, D.C.

Green Fund - This is an...
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