Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith | 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

Tilburn - The town where the author grew up.

Tokyo - Where Anne's father was raised by missionary parents.

Liverpool, England - Where Anne's mother lived until she was twelve.

Belvedere Lagoon - Where Anne's best friend, Shelly, and her family live.

Ixtapa - The Mexican resort city where Anne goes with Sam the year before Pammy dies.

Sea of Cortez - Where Anne and Sam go to swim with the seals.

Colorado - Where Anne is giving a lecture and where they celebrate Sam's seventh birthday.

San Quentin Beach - Where Anne...
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