Characters from The Boys in the Band

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

Bernard - He is the one African American in the group and has a small part in the play until the end when Michael initiates the Affairs of the Heart game.

Cowboy - He is a handsome young man dressed in a cowboy outfit, hired for twenty dollars to sing Happy Birthday to Harold and spend the night with him.

Donald - He lives outside of New York, in a rented room in the Hamptons, where he has worked scrubbing floors since he dropped out of college.

Emory - He is the joker...
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