Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Rum Diary: The Long Lost Novel

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 San Juan Daily News - This is an English language newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Paul comes to San Juan to work for this paper, but the paper is struggling and goes under just months later.

El Diario - This is the Spanish language newspaper published in San Juan and the Daily News' biggest competitor.

Rum - This is the drink of choice in Puerto Rico, and Paul and his friends spend a great deal of the novel drinking it.

Police Station - Paul, Sala, and Yeamon are arrested after a...
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