Our Fathers | 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

Jamie Bawn - He is a handsome, thirty-five-year-old man living in Liverpool, England, who has returned to his native home of Scotland to visit his dying grandfather. He faces a variety of emotions upon his return. Years of living with his drunken father as a child, and a mother who wouldn't stand up to her husband, have left a knot in his stomach and memories he would rather forget.

Although the years he spent with his Granda Hugh and Gran Margie Bawn were peaceful and stable, ten years have passed since...
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