Requiem for a Dream: A Novel | 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

Harry Goldfarb - This character is a heroin addict, falls in love with a drug addict, and struggles with his mother's addictions.

Tyrone C. Love - This character is a heroin addict, is street smart and struggles with the pain of his deceased mother.

Sara Goldfarb - This character is addicted to television and food.

Marion Kleinmeitz - This character comes from a wealthy family and eventually becomes addicted to drugs.

Arnold - This character is a psychiatrist and has a continual affair.

Ada - This character loves television and does another character's...
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