Without Feathers | 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

Pig Bladder - Woody Allen's brother has a habit of beating him over the head with this item. This is an example of one of Allen's absurd prop references.

Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Sir Arthur Nurney suddenly appears here after teleporting from his bathtub.

Boo! - This is the title of the book by Dr. Osgood Mulford Twelge about psychic phenomena.

Ferris Wheel - Leonid and Natasha meet after Leonid falls out of this.

Shirts - This is the item that the merchant sells. Taking God's advice, he eventually adds a little alligator...
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