The Wretched of the Earth | 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

Algeria - This was the North African colony of France where Frantz Fanon worked as a psychiatrist. This was before writing "The Wretched of the Earth".

North Africa - This generally that faces on the Mediterranean Sea and where many former European colonies have fought to win their independence.

Vietnam - This nation that fought for its liberation and independence first against the French, then against the Americans.

Third World - A term used to describe the underdeveloped nations of the world, many of them former colonies peopled by dark-skinned races.

Martinique -...
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