The Skin of Our Teeth | 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

Announcer - This character narrates the slides and describes the News Events of the World at the beginning of Act I and Act n.

George Antrobus - This character is the father of not only a typical suburban American family, but also the entire human race.

Gladys Antrobus - This character is constantly admonished to act like a lady, put down her dress, and not wear makeup or red stockings.

Henry Antrobus - This character is introduced as a real, clean-cut American who killed a brother in an unfortunate accident.

Maggie Antrobus -...
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