Characters from Germinal

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

Chaval - He took Catherine Maheu from her family house. He is twenty-five years old and thin but strong looking. He has some limited leadership abilities but is overly dominant and self-centered.

Souvarine - He is a Russian anarchist who works for the mining company as a repairman. Born and raised in Russia by an aristocratic family, he first learned medicine but became convinced early on of the necessity of change and social action.

Catherine Maheu - She is a second child and is thin and tall, with piercing green eyes. She is...
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