Characters from Sweet Bird of Youth

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

Bud - He is a St. Cloud local who used to be friendly with Chance. When Bud and friends see Chance in the hotel cocktail lounge, he is rather mean. Like others, he doubts much of what Chance says about himself.

Charles - He is a servant in the Finley household.

Alexandra del Lago - See Princess Kosmonopolis.

Heavenly Finley - She is also the object of Chance Wayne's obsession. She and Chance were lovers until she contracted a sexually transmitted disease from him. Left unchecked, it led to her having a hysterectomy...
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