Characters from Shadowlands

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

Mrs. Joy Davidman Gresham - She is an American woman in her late thirties. Born Jewish, she later became a communist, then a Christian. She also was a poet who once won a national prize. She divorces her husband and moves to Oxford. She soon discovers that she has bone cancer and is dying. She dies before the end of the play.

Douglas Gresham - He is the eight-year-old son of two American writers. He is very close to his mother, and obeys her without question. The Narnia Chronicles are his favorite books.