Characters from The Book and the Brotherhood

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

David Crimond - He is one of the original members of the Oxford set, probably in his mid-fifties. Unlike his fellow classmates, he comes from a humble lower-class background, and his upper-class friends are not only impressed with his frugal, ascetic lifestyle, but also with his brilliant ideas and Marxist philosophy.

Duncan Cambus - Physically large and imposing, his true character is seemingly at odds with his bear-like outward appearance. He is portrayed as a man tortured by his obsession with his wife and her lover.

Jean Kowitz Cambus - She is the...
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