Master Georgie | 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

Myrtle - She describes herself as being unloved, but it doesn't bother her because then she can focus all her affections on her adopted older brother. She never lets him out of her sight, running after him as a slave would do in Roman times to devote herself to him.

Dr. Potter - He is able to see things clearly, as though looking at a subject under a Petri dish. This may be why he is the one who becomes unhinged as the story progresses, and the reality of the war turns the...
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