Characters from Pedro Paramo

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

Pedro Páramo. - This character is a landowner who is obsessed with a woman who never loves him in return.

Juan Preciado. - This character searches for the father who abandons him and his mother.

Father Rentería. - This character is consumed by guilt and ends up running off to join the revolution.

Susana San Juan. - This character loses a husband and is consumed by her grief over his death.

Miguel Páramo. - This character is a murderer and rapist who is never brought to justice.

Eduviges Dyada. - This character owns...
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