Children of the Sea | 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

Celianne - A young pregnant woman of 15 who was raped by soldiers during the arrest of her brother.

Male narrator - A former member of an anti-government radio broadcast group, this character fled Haiti and spends the duration of his narrative on board a leaky boat hoping to reach Florida.

Female narrator - Connected romantically to the first narrator, this character provides an important look into the oppression of the Haitian people by its dictatorial government.

Narrator's father - Acting in the best interest of the security of his loved ones,...
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