Lucy | 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

Lucy - This character grew up in the West Indies, on a small Caribbean Island where she felt unappreciated by her parents, who preferred to dream big dreams for their sons, but not for her, despite her intelligence and ability.

Mariah - This character is an employer of another character and is constantly happy, peaceful, excited, and full of life.

Annie Potter - This character is intelligent but sacrifices use of her intelligence to be with her husband.

Lucy's Father - This character is an irresponsible man, who had many children with numerous...
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