Clear Light of Day | 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

Tara - A young woman of India who travels the world with her husband and two daughters, and has returned to her family home for a visit.

Bim - A woman of India who is a teacher, has never married, and cares for her younger mentally retarded brother.

Bakul - A very polished and well dressed man who serves India as a foreign service representative

Baba - Mentally handicapped, this character is the youngest of the four siblings.

Raja - The oldest of the four children who marries into Hyder Ali Sahib's family.