Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Watermelon: A Novel

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

London - Capital city of England.

Dublin - City in Ireland.

Tube - London subway system.

Heathrow - Airport in London, England.

Financial Times - British business newspaper.

Aer Lingus - Irish airline.

Flat - British term meaning apartment.

Cosmopolitan - Women's magazine.

Glastonbury - English town.

The Economist - News magazine.

Hello - British gossip magazine.

Trolley - Grocery cart in a supermarket.

Grenada - Island in the Atlantic Ocean/Caribbean region.

Babygro - A clothing line for children.

Knickers - Undergarments.

Jacuzzi - Jet-stream bath.

Beirut - City in Lebanon.

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