Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture

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

U.S. Constitution - This framework for the organization of the United States government is often referred to in the book.

Hope and Change - Mamet derided the Obama Presidential campaign for its use of these concepts as a reason to vote for someone.

The Left - This group was comprised of those who were members of the Democratic political party and were also called Liberals.

The Right - This group was comprised of those who were members of the Republican political party and were also called Conservatives.

"Waiting for Godot" - This is...
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