The Revolt of 'Mother' | 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

Father - This character is uncommunicative for most of the story.

Minister Hersey - This character is presented as unimaginative and ineffectual, and does not know what to do with a determined character.

Mother - This character believes that young women deserve to have an attractive place in which to be married.

Adoniram Penn - This character agrees to convert a barn to suit the family's need for more room.

Nanny Penn - This character is described as large and soft, not strong, and mostly mild-mannered and slow-moving.

Sammy Penn - This character...
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