Six Degrees of Separation | 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

Trent Conway - This character tells a homeless drifter about the wealthiest families of New York.

Elizabeth - This character's boyfriend commits suicide in the play.

Flan - See Flanders Kittredge.

Geoffrey - This character is committed to improving his native South Africa.

Flanders Kittredge - This character needs $2 million for a painting at the beginning of the play.

Louisa Kittredge - This woman fails in trying to find the young man who deceives her and her husband.

Talbot Kittredge - This character decides arbitrarily to climb K2.

Ouisa - See Louisa...
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