Characters from The Glass Room

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

Viktor Landauer - This character is a rich and successful business man whose family owns a Czech and German automobile company.

Liesel - When the novel begins, this character is a young girl who has just married her childhood sweetheart and is completely excited to begin her life.

Hana - This childhood friend and admirer of the young wife in the novel expresses her interest in men and women, although she is already married.

Kata - This character is a Jewish dressmaker and occasional prostitute.

Marika - This very smart and inquisitive child...
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