Lucky Jim | 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

James Dixon - This character is a young lecturer at a university whose job is in a probationary period.

Professor Ned Welch - This character is the head of the history department at a university.

Mrs. Welch - This character is able to figure out who burns her sheets.

Bertrand Welch - This character is an artist who is seeking a position as a secretary to a wealthy man.

Christine Callaghan - This character is the niece of an art patron who learns her boyfriend is cheating on her.

Margaret Peel - This...
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