Characters from James and the Giant Peach

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

James - This character takes up residence in a giant piece of fruit that he watches grow from magic.

The Spider - This character is very depressed for most of the novel as many of her family members were killed by humans.

Aunt Sponge - This character is very short and fat, with small eyes, a sunken mouth, and a flabby face that looks as though it has been boiled.

Aunt Spiker - This character is very tall and thin, with a screeching voice, thin wet lips, and steel-rimmed glasses that she clips...
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