Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Washington Square

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

Clothing - This is as an expensive item that the main character is accustomed to purchasing.

Letters - This is a method of correspondence used during the courtship of two characters.

Sweetcakes - This is what one character often consumed before courting.

Wine - This is collected in a cellar.

Oyster House - This is where two characters secretly meet to discuss the possibility of eloping.

Dr. Sloper's Study - This is where someone makes himself at home and looks at expensive collections.

Mrs. Montgomery's House - This is an example of near...
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