Characters from Reservation Blues

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

Thomas Builds-the-Fire - The first quality one notices about this character is his tendency for being kind and compassionate towards others.

Victor Joseph - This character can be thought of as a tragic character, whose youth is full of hardship.

Junior Polotkin - On the surface, this character can be thought of as Victor's sidekick.

Chess Warm Water (a.k.a Eunice) - This character forms an intimate relationship with Thomas.

Checkers Warm Water (a.k.a Gladys) - This character has a preference for older men.

Big Mom - This character is large in both physical...
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