The Widening Gyre | 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

Murphy's Irish Whiskey - Spenser's drink of choice, which he has begun to drink straight out of the bottle.

VHS Tape - This shows Ronni Alexander having sexual intercourse with an anonymous man.

Boston Globe - The large newspaper is widely well-regarded. Spenser taps their resources for background information through Wayne Cosgrove.

Springfield - A small city in Boston where Spenser meets Sal Pelletier, the thug who accosts the young Meade supporters.

Georgetown - A picturesque, historic neighborhood of Washington D.C., where Gerry Broz lives, attends school, sells cocaine, and videotapes sex orgies.