The Guest | 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

Arab - This character has been arrested in his village by the French police for killing his cousin during a dispute.

Balducci - This character is the gendarme, or policeman.

Daru - This character is the schoolmaster of a rural schoolhouse.

Gendarme - See Balducci

Prisoner - See Arab

Schoolmaster - See Daru