The Dollmaker | 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

Gertie Nevels - This is the novel's protagonist. Her actions and reactions, feelings and intentions and interpretations of events anchor the narrative.

Clovis - This character is a simple, uneducated mechanic whose actions throughout the novel can be summed up this way: he does the wrong thing for the right reasons.

Reuben - This character is moody and sullen and is perhaps even more drawn to life on the farm than his mother.

Cassie - This is the child most like her mother; both have a vivid imagination and take solace and...
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