Characters from Breakfast of Champions

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

Kilgore Trout - This character has written numerous short stories, but by choice, does not receive payment or recognition for them.

Dwayne Hoover - This character rampages through the Midland City, assaulting several people, before being apprehended by the police.

The Narrator - This character dictates where characters go and what they do by simply writing a scene about it.

Francine Pefko - This character downplays and even hides her own intelligence in order to fill the accepted role within society.

Eliot Rosewater - This character's handwriting is so illegible that it is...
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