Characters from The Shrike

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

John Ankoritis - This is a patient at the hospital, who is proud of their Greek heritage and intellect.

Dr. Barrow - This is one of the psychiatrists at the hospital who allows their decisions regarding the main character's length of stay to be influenced by outside people.

Dr. Bellman - This is another psychiatrist at the hospital, who appears interchangeable with the other doctors, and after trying to catch the main character in a lie, ends up releasing them from the hospital.

Miss Cardell - This is a student nurse who works...
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