Characters from The Human Stain

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

Coleman Silk - This character is a Classics professor at a small but prestigious college in Massachusetts, called Athena College. He was a professor there for nearly thirty years when he left the classroom in order to be dean of faculty.

Faunia Farley - This character is a thirty-four year old cleaning woman who works three jobs in order to support herself. She is the child of abuse, having been molested by her stepfather until she ran away at fourteen.

Lester Farley - This character is a Vietnam Vet who served two tours...
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