The Clan of the Cave Bear | 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

Ayla - She is the girl of the Others adopted by the clan and trained to be a medicine woman.

Broud - He is destined to become the next leader of the clan.

Brun - He is the current leader of the clan.

Creb - He is a great holy man who was born deformed and later attacked by a cave bear.

Durc - He is a child of mixed spirits who is almost not allowed to live.

Iza - She is the medicine woman with the highest status in the clan.

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