Wise Blood | 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

Enoch Emery - This character becomes Motes's most dedicated follower, taking to heart Motes's call for a new Jesus. A welfare woman who believed in the "old" Jesus had removed this character from his father's care at the age of twelve. The woman had then sent this character away to attend a Bible academy and threatened him with life in the penitentiary if he did not do what she demanded of him.

Mrs. Flood - This character owns the boarding house in which Motes lives. After Motes blinds himself, this character intends to...
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