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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

The Doctor - He gives Almeda bromides and nerve medicine for insomnia. He advises her to do housework and exercise but not to read. It is his opinion that her troubles would clear up if she got married, despite the fact that he prescribes nerve medicine most often for married women.

The Narrator - This person is of unspecified gender who relates the tale of Almeda Roth, the story inside Munro's short story. However, the person admits at the end that he or she is not sure the story happened that way, since...
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