The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford | 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

Maggie Meriwether - This character travels abroad for the first time to Europe and has been invited to a party, where she feels uncomfortable.

Abby Reynolds - This character is a recent widow who has traveled to Europe to escape pity from her situation, where she meets a man who is estranged from his wife.

Sue Ledbetter - This character is a shy, introverted woman who goes to college in Germany and is a writer before the war.

Ramona Dunn - This character is the daughter of a rich American family and claims...
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