Orpheus Descending | 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

Beulah Binnings - This character is a middle-aged member of the Town Women and plays an important role in the prologue, where her monologue serves to inform the audience about the tragic back story of a lead character's father.

Pee Wee Binnings - This character is a small, red-faced planter. He menaces the hero with a knife.

Carol Cutrere - This character's face and lips are powdered white, eyes are outlined with black pencil, and eyelids are painted blue. This character is not allowed to stay in the county overnight.

David Cutrere -...
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