Look Homeward, Angel | 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

Principal Armstrong - This character is fat and "delicate" and works at Eugene's school in a position of some authority.

Hugh Barton - This individual is Helen's husband, he is an eloquent salesman ten years older than she.

Miss Brown - This character is a tenant of Dixieland from the Midwest who sleeps with Eugene. Eugene does not have any money, so she accepts his medals from Leonard's school as payment.

Dr. J. H. Coker - This character comes to Dixieland, too late, to deal with Ben's pneumonia. He is always smoking...
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