Ten Little Indians | 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

Corliss Joseph in The Search Engine - This character is a nineteen-year-old student at Washington State University and a Spokane Indian who desires to become a writer and poet.

Harlan Atwater in The Search Engine - The author of a promising book of self-published poetry from the 70s, this character has been consigned to the dustbin of history and to the dusty shelves of the poetry section of the WSU library.

Richard in Lawyer's League - A sort of Indian yuppie with political aspirations, this character is the child of a radical...
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