Characters from Daughters of the House

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

Thérèse - This character is the primary daughter of the house before her mother, Antoinette, passes away.

Léonie - This is the other main character in the novel. At the heart of the book is this character's conflict with her cousin, Thérèse, a girl who is fiercely competitive with this character once they reach adolescence.

Antoinette - This character is Louis' first wife and Madeleine's sister. She and her sister inherit the Martin estate because their older sister left to join the convent.

Madeleine - This character is Antoinette's younger sister. She is...
(read more)