Characters from Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America

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 people mentioned in this book are referred to by their first names only, and many names have been changed. - This is the way that the identities of the characters in the book have been hidden.

Barbara Ehrenreich - This is the author of this book who reveals a great deal about herself in the work. She is an Anglo-Saxon blue-eyed blonde woman in middle or late middle age. An exercise buff, she likes to eat at great restaurants with her many prosperous friends.

Gail - This person is the spry...
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