Riddley Walker | 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

Brooder Walker - This character was killed early in the novel during a "forage rota."

Riddley Walker - This character is a 12-year-old who must act like a grownup.

The Littl Shyning Man (aka Attom) - This mythical figure is used to explain the splitting of the atom that brought nuclear war.
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Lorna Elswint - The person who does the "tel" for the tribe.

St. Eustace - This character was a Roman originally named Placidus.

Eusa - This character is the primary figure in a puppet show meant to bind the tribes...
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