Characters from Lie Down in Darkness

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

MIlton Loftis - A mediocre lawyer at best, he s the product of a domineering, patrician father and a lovely, refined mother who dies much too soon.

Helen Loftis - She is the daughter of an Army colonel, born into a wealthy, well-established Virginia family.

Peyton Loftis - The younger daughter in a family, her father spoils her unabashedly, lavishing attention on her.

Maudie Loftis - She has difficulty with one of her legs as the result of a birth defect and is somewhat developmentally delayed.

Carey Carr - He is a young-looking...
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