The Ginger 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

Sebastian Dangerfield - He is the son of a wealthy man, but he's been in trouble all of his life and is estranged from his father and cut off from his family's money.

Kenneth O'Keefe - He is an American studying at Dublin University and suffers from perpetual virginity.

Marion Dangerfield - She was born of a high class family and appreciates social niceties.

Felicity Dangerfield - She is Sebastian and Marion's baby girl.

Christine (Chris) - She is half Irish and half Russian and comes to Dublin to study nursing but doesn't...
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