The Great Divorce | 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

Narrator - This character leads the reader through the story and watches the ghosts around him having conversations with the Bright People.

George MacDonald - This character has a Scottish brogue, looks like a shepherd, and is the second most important character in the book.

Ikey - This character represents greed, and tries, with great consequence, to take a golden apple back to the bus with him.

The Conscientious Objector - This character feels that the world is against him and feels an obligation to protest incorrect policies and philosophies.

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