Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Up in the Old Hotel and Other Stories

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

An Oral History of Our Time - This is the extensive work being written by Joe Gould.

McSorley's - This is a saloon owned by Dorothy Kirwan and located on the first floor of a tenement on Seventh Street.

The Venice - This is the theater where Maizie Gordon works.

Captain Charley's Private Museum for Intelligent People - This is a museum home to such items as ragged stuffed animals, and old women seeking antiques were the most common customers.

Covenant Avenue - This is where Philippa Duke Schuyler lived with her parents.