Dhalgren | 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

Kidd - This person has no memory at the beginning of the book. He has been released from a mental hospital and goes to Bellona. He begins to love writing poetry.

Tak Loufer - This character is a gay, young black man who meets the amnesiac on a street in Bellona. He gives him a name when he discovers the young man has been in a mental hospital and doesn't know his name.

Lanya Colson - This character begins a school for children in Bellona. She begins a relationship with two people in...
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