The Sea, the Sea | 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 Mirror - This item is the first of two objects left behind by the previous owner of Shruff End that define Charles's state of mind/being as his tormented summer begins, and it foreshadows the process of transformation he undertakes during that summer.

The Vase - This item is the second of the two objects left behind in Shruff End. In its exotic ugliness, the vase represents the equal ugliness of Charles's attitude toward and treatment of women, which means that when it shatters, it too is a simultaneous foreshadowing and symbol.

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