Characters from The Nice and the Good

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

John Ducane - He is forty-three and has round blue eyes, a hook-nose, and is starting to get gray hair. He appears in the novel as an intelligent, thoughtful man, although he is somewhat tormented by the events that are going on.

Jessica - She is a twenty-eight-year-old teacher. She is pale, thin, and has long brownish-gold hair.

Mary Clothier - She has straight dark hair and the air of a governess. She runs the house, cares for the children and is always there for the others. She feels distress over not being...
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