On the Road | 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

Remi Boncoeur - The narrator plans to meet this character in San Francisco and work on a luxury liner together.

Ed Dunkel - This character marries a woman so she will foot the bill for one of their trips.

Galatea Dunkel - This character is stranded by 'friends' in Tucson and is later reunited with those friends in New Orleans.

Frankie - This character is a single parent and coal truck driver in Denver.

Chad King - This character is the first friend the Narrator calls on upon reaching Denver for the first...
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