Young Men & Fire | 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

Norman Maclean - This is the author of the book about a major fire in Montana.

R. Wagner Dodge - This was the foreman of the crew of Smokejumpers.

Frank Derry - This was the person who made improvements to the parachute that allowed jumpers more accuracy when jumping into fires.

Robert Sallee - This person was one of three survivors of the fire who later worked for an engineering firm.

Walter Rumsey - This person was one of the survivors of the fire and went on to become a soil conservationist.

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