The Light in the Forest | 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

True Son/ John Butler - He is the boy who was taken from his white family and adopted by an Indian.

Half Arrow - He is True Son's Indian cousin. He accompanies True Son on the journey to Paxton, easing the transition somewhat by giving him gifts and news from the village.

Cuyloga - He is True Son's Indian father.

Henry Butler - He is True Son's biological father.

Myra Butler - She is True Son's white mother.

Wilson Owens - The uncle who passionately hates Indians and tells True Son's white father...
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