The First Man | 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

Jacques Cormery - This character is the novel version of the author. He is an Algerian man in search of information about his deceased father.

Lucie Cormery or Catherine Cormery - This character is the partially deaf and mute mother of Jacques and widow of Henri. She is a maid or house worker who lives in extreme poverty.

Henri Cormery - This character is the father of Jacques. He dies in a war in France in 1914.

The Grandmother - This character is Lucie's mother and Jacques' grandmother. She...
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