Our Kind: A Novel in Stories | 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

Canoe - This character is a leader of the group and plans the intervention. She is a recovering alcoholic.

Him - This is a character whom they all love; some may be ex-lovers, and he is an acquaintance of their ex-husbands.

Barbara - This character is also a member of the group of female friends who intervenes and her home is a gathering place for the friends while they raise their children.

Pips Phelp - This character is a lawyer whom the ladies know from the Club as a leader and discussion initiator.