Utz | 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

The Narrator - He initially meets with Utz to gain insight into the psychology of a collector for his writings. Later, when he is promised wealth if he finds Utz's porcelains, he goes in search of the missing collection.

Kaspar Joachim Utz - His face is forgettable, round and waxy, with narrow eyes behind steel-framed spectacles that do not hint at the man's passion. The narrator cannot remember whether he has a mustache, though he cannot imagine its presence or absence.

Dr. Vaclav Orlik - A gaunt, bearded man with a mop of...
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