The Color of Water | 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

Ruth Shilsky McBride Jordan - She moved around a lot as a young child before her family finally settled in Suffolk, Virginia, where her father ran a grocery store.

James McBride - He played in the school band and found solace in music, stealing away for quiet moments with his clarinet at school when he needed to think.

Andrew McBride - He played the violin and composed classical and religious music and moved to New York to pursue that love.

Hunter Jordan, Sr. - He lived separately from his family of a wife...
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