Jack: Straight from the Gut | 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

Jack Welch - This character operates the drill press at the Parker Brothers game plant.

Carolyn - This Marietta College-honor graduate receives a master's fellowship to the University of Illinois at Champaign to study English literature.

Jane - This character attends law school at the University of Kentucky and moves to New York to become a mergers and acquisitions attorney.

Reg Jones - This character is CEO of General Electric from 1972 to 1981.

Roy Johnson - This character is the head of General Electric's human resources department.

Jeff Immelt - This character...
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