Winesburg, Ohio | 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

Jesse Bentley. - This character is a reluctant farmer, who studies to be a minister, but takes over the family farm when his brothers die in the Civil War.

Wing Biddlebaum. - This character is run out of his former town.

Belle Carpenter. - This character is the daughter of a bookkeeper who does things to make a local bartender jealous.

Curtis Hartman. - This character is a reverend in Winesburg.

Dr. Parcival. - This character fears the citizens of Winesburg attack him because he does not come to help a child.

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