Short Stories Characters
Has a family coat of arms that features a snake biting a person’s heel
Completely blinded by dried blood that crusted over his eyes
Georg Znaeym
Was a hunter, but becomes the hunted after falling off a boat
Pregnancy is one of the reasons this character kills
Mary Maloney
Is given $10 and a lesson in morality
A police officer whose murder will likely never be solved by authorities
Named William Armstrong, which was “like tying a big tail on a small kite”
Loans out a piece of costume jewelry
Madame Forestier
A national chess champion who doubts a woman will ever win the title
Accepts her misfortune with unexpected grace and fortitude
Mathilde Loisel
Learns the art of invisible strength
Waverly Jong
Dies in a trap intended to kill his employer
Ivan, the Cossack
While trapped in the woods, offers his wine flask to his enemy
Ulrich von Gradwitz
Is the first character to understand the irony of the Christmas gifts
Jim Dillingham Young
Is the second character to understand the irony of the Christmas gifts
Della Dillingham Young
Carries a purse so large it holds everything but a hammer and nails
Mrs. Jones
A brutal man with sharp teeth and blood-red lips
Struggles to understand why we are cruelest to the ones we love most
Dresses like a fool and is played like a fool
Unknowingly consumes the evidence of the crime he’s investigating