Characters from Flyin' West

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

Frank Charles - This person is of mixed race and lives off a father's riches in London until the father dies.

Minnie Dove Charles - This person is the youngest of siblings who leaves Memphis for Kansas. Later, this person marries an abusive spouse and moves to London.

Fannie Dove - This black person moves west to Nicodemus with two other siblings. This person is courted by someone from the community and ends up engaged by the end of the play.

Miss Leah - This person is an older adult who lives most...
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