Breath, Eyes, Memory | 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

Tante Atie - This character is the main character's aunt and is kind, initially illiterate, and has never married.

Martine Caco - This character came to the United States and works as a nurse. She is traumatized from abuse earlier in life and commits suicide.

Sophie Caco - This character is being raised by her aunt in a small Haitian town and moves to Brooklyn where she falls in love with a neighbor.

Marc Chevalier - This character is a prosperous Haitian immigrant and lawyer.

Grandma Ife - This character, a widow who...
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