Characters from Ahab's Wife, or, the Star-gazer: A Novel

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

Una Spenser - This character was born in Kentucky.

Kit Sparrow - This character is a sailor who was born on Nantucket.

Ahab - This character is a sea captain and the husband of Una.

Charlotte Hussey - This character lives in Nantucket and is an old girlfriend of Kit's.

Frannie - This character is the daughter of Aunt Agatha and Uncle Jonathan.

Austin Lord - This character is the judge who lives across the street from Ahab's house.

Bertha Spenser - This character is the wife of Ulysses and the mother of...
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