Fences | 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

Jim Bono - This character, the closest friend of the main character in the play, has been a loyal follower of that friend for nearly thirty-four years.

Cory Maxson - This character is the teenage child of the main character.

Gabriel Maxson - This character, with a debilitating head injury, is a sibling of the main character.

Lyons Maxson - This character is the 34-year-old child from the main character's previous marriage.

Raynell Maxson - This character is the child of the main character, born from an adulterous affair.

Rose Maxson - This...
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