I Am Charlotte Simmons | 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

Charlotte Simmons - This character is a naive eighteen-year-old girl. She comes from a poor family: her father is a well-meaning unemployed caretaker and her mother is a person who holds strict moral boundaries.

Hoyt Thorpe - This character is a popular senior at Dupont. From Greenwich, Connecticut, this character has thick, light brown hair, hazel eyes, and a muscular build.

Joseph J. Johanssen (Jojo) - This character is a senior at Dupont. This character has blond hair; he's 6 feet 10 inches and weighs 250 pounds.

Adam Gellin - This character is...
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