The Sportswriter | 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

Frank Bascombe - This person's son dies a few years before this story begins. As a result, this person has numerous affairs, stops sharing feelings with the spouse, and becomes divorced.

X - This character is living the life she always wanted and thriving after divorcing. This character is a golf pro at the local country club.

Ralph - This character is the child who died because of Reye's Syndrome.

Vicki - This character becomes the main character's girlfriend after the main character's divorce, however, things end up not working out between them.