The White Hotel | 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

Frau Elisabeth Morozova-Erdman-Berenstein/Frau Anna G./The Young Woman - This character is born to a Polish Catholic mother and a Ukrainian Jewish father. She experiences many horrific events and losses throughout the book.

The Soldier - This is a character that is a hallucination Lisa meets on a train ride. He is an embodiment of all the sexual feelings trapped inside Lisa to which she does not wish to admit.

Lisa's Mother - This character dies in a hotel fire when Lisa is very young leaving Lisa to a cold and unfriendly father.