Roadwork | 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

Barton George Dawes - This character, broken by the reality of losing everything meaningful, commits suicide.

Mary Dawes - This character is married to the main character in the story. This character fails to recognize the downward spiral of the main character and leaves the marital home.

Charlie Dawes - This character dies, before the novel starts, from brain cancer.

Olivia Brenner - This character is a physically and mentally abused person whom the main character kindles a friendship with and, eventually, sets up a trust fund for.

Salvatore Magliore - This...
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