Characters from The Rape of Nanking

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

Victims of the Rape of Nanking - These people, and the horrors they endured at the hands of the Japanese, are the focus of the book.

Robert Wilson - This person was a member of the International Committee who continued to work to provide medical care to the community after most colleagues had fled the city.

Wilhelmina Vautrin - This person became the head of the Ginling College and did as much as possible to prevent young women from being kidnapped for prostitution by the Japanese; the mental burden of what was witnessed...
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