Characters from Heartburn

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

Rachel Samstat - This character writes about food and gives cooking demonstrations.

Mark Feldman - This character is a columnist who has an affair with a married character.

Thelma Rice - This character writes a love inscription to another character on the inside of a book of children's songs.

Jonathan Rice - This character eavesdrops on two other characters by wiretapping their conversations.

Betty Searle - This character asks another character to bring a Key Lime pie to dinner.

Sam - This character is two years old.

Richard - This character produces another...
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