Sanctuary (novel) | 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

Popeye - He tends to wear a straw hat along with tight fitting suits and is a chain smoker who often walks around with a cigarette in his mouth and lets it burn down to nothing.

Horace Benbow - He is a lawyer that graduated Oxford and has an air of refinement about him that intimidates those around him.

Lee Goodwin - He is the owner of the Old Frenchman Place and is also former military and a bootlegger.

Narcissa - She is a widow, has a ten-year-old son and prefers the company...
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