Characters from Black Dogs

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

Jeremy - This character defines his story as being an orphan. An emotional tie to this character's in-laws is deeply felt.

June Tremaine - This character dies early in the story from leukemia and her memoir is being written by the narrator.

Bernard Tremaine - This stubborn and skeptical character became a communist out of love of creating a utopian society where all men and women are truly equal.

Jenny Tremaine - This character is the narrator's wife.

Mme. Auriac - This character is the proprietor of the Hôtel de Tilleuls in...
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