Characters from One True Thing

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

Ellen Gulden - A twenty-four-year-old editor who is working in New York until her mother falls ill with cancer.

Kate Gulden - Mother of Kate, Jeff, and Brian.

George Gulden - Kate's husband.

Skip - A police officer who works in the Montgomery County jail. In high school, who had played on the basketball team but was only called to play for one-quarter of one game.

Brian Gulden - The emotional brother in the Gulden family.

Jeff Gulden - The middle child in the Gulden family.

Steven - Kate's brother, who was killed...
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