The Witch of Blackbird Pond | 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

The Dolphin - Kit travels from Barbados to Wethersfield in this. It is owned by Nat Eaton's father.

Meeting House - The townspeople meet here for prayers or assemble for political or disciplinary meetings.

Great Meadow - This is a large area where the settlers have their plots of land for planting or grazing.

Blackbird Pond - This place is located at the edge of the marshlands and is where the witch is said to live.

Selectmen - This is the group chosen to have executive authority in the town's public matters.

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