Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Sound of the Mountain

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

Reading Glasses - This is something Shingo loses frequently, so his son keeps a spare for him.

Tie - This is something Shingo has done for thirty years, but suddenly forgets how to one morning.

Kimono - This is a traditional Japanese piece of clothing.

No Masks - This is something Shingo buys to save the feelings of a widow whose husband died in the bed of a young woman who wasn't his wife.

Cherry Tree - This is something that grows in Shingo's backyard, and he often notes how it is growing.