The Pelican Brief | 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

Darby Shaw - This character is a 24-year-old third-year law student at Tulane University, who is having an affair with a professor.

Gray S. Grantham - This character is a reporter for the Washington Post.

Thomas Callahan - This character is a popular constitutional law professor at Tulane University.

L. Matthew Barr - This character is an ex-marine who now is Commander of The Unit, an arm of the Committee to Reelect the President (CRP).

Fletcher Coal - This character is the White House Chief of Staff.

Croft - This character is a...
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