A Grief Observed | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters 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.

Characters

C.S. Lewis - This character is both the narrator and the main character in this book.

H. - This character's real name is not given throughout the book, a common convention in books of the early 20th century, but unusual in a memoir.

God - The author spends a good deal of time in this book contemplating the aspect of this character who inflicts pain, and tries to reconcile that with a character who is loving and works constantly for the good of those this character loves.

Sons - The author mentions that...
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