Waiting to Exhale | 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

Denver, Colorado - This is the city where Savannah has lived for the past few years and where she meets Lionel at a New Year's Eve party. Savannah has exhausted all her opportunities here and moves to Phoenix to be closer to her best friend, Bernadine.

Phoenix, Arizona - This is the location of the bulk of the novel's plot line.

Sun City, Arizona - This is a suburb of Phoenix known as a retirement community and the current home of Bernadine's mother, Geneva.

Tucson, Arizona - This is located approximately 100 miles...
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