Disgrace | 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

David Lurie - This former educator is a writer of an opera about Lord Byron.

Lucy - This character has been proposed to by a man who already has 2 other wives.

Bev Shaw - This woman is good with animals and a good friend for one in need of a friend.

Petrus - This man is willing to marry in order to get rights to farm land.

Melanie Isaacs - This character is a student of the theater at Cape Technical University and only mildly interested in poetry.

Mr. Isaacs - This...
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