Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book | 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

Golden Gate Bridge - Wittman thinks that this is perfect, a symbol of all that is good about America.

Golden Gate Park - This park in the 1960s was a Mecca of sorts for all types of hippies and counter-culture types, where drugs were bought and sold, and anti-war demonstrations staged.

Sacramento - Wittman's mother lives in this city in a modest tract home within sight of the state capitol.

Wittman's Apartment - Sitauted in Chinatown, it has a communal kitchen and a shared bathroom down the hall.

Tasa's Apartment - This has...
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