Child of God | 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

Lester Ballard - This character's house is auctioned at the beginning of the novel.

The Sheriff - This character asks the protagonist what evil he is planning in the future.

The Dumpkeeper - This character abuses his wife and nine daughters.

Greer - This character is shot in the chest while Greer is shoveling.

Deputy Sheriff - This character has to break up a fight in the police station.

Fate - This character tells the story of how the White Caps and Bluebills used to run the town.

John - This character says...
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