Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China | 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

Jung Chang - Author of the book and the third of the "three swans."

De-hong - This character was born of a mother who was the concubine of a warlord general and is the second of the "three swans."

Yu-Fang - At the age of fifteen, this character underwent a marriage arranged by her father and is the first of the "three swans."

Chang Shou-yu - This character is a proud person and is completely dedicated to the Communist party and refuses to ever use this position to help family members. The...
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