The Sirens of Titan | 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 Rumfoord Estate - This is the large house and grounds where one of the characters re-materializes every fifty-nine days.

Hollywood, California - This is where the wealthiest man on the planet lives.

Phoebe - This is the only city on the planet Mars.

Caves of Mercury - This is where Constant and Boaz are transported instead of to Earth to fight in a war.

Titan - This place is inhabitable by humans and is covered by forest, meadows, rivers, lakes, and seas.

Tralfamadore - This is where Salo comes from.

Malachi -...
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