Water for Elephants | 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

Apples and Corn on the Cob - Jacob is so tired of the diet the workers at the assisted-living center feed him that he fantasizes about eating this. Jacob so craves real food that he imagines that he would prefer this over making love to a woman.

Walker - Jacob has this to help improve his mobility after breaking his hip. Jacob gets into an argument with one of the nurses when she refuses to bring this to him.

Train - The circus used this to travel from one venue to the next...
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