The Robber Bride | 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

Tony Fremont - This character is often described as doll-like or tiny.

Roz Andrews, nee Grunwald (Greenwood) - This character's parents married outside the Catholic church, and the character is both Catholic and Jewish in heritage.

Charis (Karen) - This character's childhood baggage includes physical abuse, sexual molestation, rape, being shuttled around from one relative to the next and having an inheritance stolen by a conniving uncle.

Zenia - This character makes up several different versions of her personal history, each apparently custom-designed to gain maximum sympathy from her intended audience.

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