Vineland | 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

Zoyd Wheeler - An unemployed former hippie surfer from the 1960s, this character lives in a house of his own construction with his 14-year-old daughter.

Frenesi Gates - The daughter of two politically radical Californians, this person helps form an activist documentary film group called 24fps.

Prairie Wheeler - This person is raised by only a father and has no recollection of the mother, who left years ago.

Brock Vond - This is a federal prosecutor with a semi-secret program that aims to educate liberal activists to live in a conservative society.

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