Slaughterhouse-Five | 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

Billy Pilgrim's father - A barber in Ilium, New York.

Billy Pilgrim's mother - Billy visits her in a rest home in 1965.

Wild Bob - Shortly before dying, he gives a speech to imaginary troops.

Howard W. Campbell Jr. - An American Nazi.

Colonel - See Wild Bob

Edgar Derby - He is caught and shot for stealing a teapot.

English colonel - See Head Englishman

Head Englishman - He believes that hygiene is important for a prisoner of war.

Paul Lazzaro - He thinks the sweetest thing in life is revenge.