An Awfully Big Adventure | 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

Stella - This character is a gifted mimic with a vivid and dramatic imagination and seems perfect for life in the theater.

Meredith Potter - This character, the theater's director, is self-absorbed, self-serving, spiteful and manipulative.

P.L. O'Hara - This character was a captain in the Royal Navy.

Uncle Vernon - This simple and very loving character lets certain types of music on the radio stir his war memories and bring tears to his eyes.

Bunny - This character is the stage manager and is kind.

Geoffrey - This character is nineteen and...
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