Less than Zero | 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

Blair - This character picks the protagonist up from the airport in the opening of the novel and they both spend most of the story unsure if they are still involved or not.

Clay - The narrator and protagonist of the story, who is eighteen years of age and has arrived home for Christmas vacation.

Clay's Father - This character goes to lunch with the protagonists at various restaurants, but seems more interested in business associates and new car.

Clay's Mother - This character is unable to communicate in any way with the...
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