Flaubert's Parrot | 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

Geoffrey Braithwaite - This character is the sixty-one year old narrator of the story.

Flaubert - This character is a nineteenth century author.

Louise - This character is a poet and, although married, has had a number of affairs.

Ellen - This adulterous character's life support was disconnected by a spouse.

Du Camp - This author's friend was a traveling companion and an accessory to the author's affair.

Elisa - This spouse of a music publisher was the subject of an unrequited great passion.

Juliet - This character's correspondence with an author was...
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