Killing Mr. Griffin - Characters

Characters

Brian Griffin: The English teacher of Del Norte High School and graduate/assistant professor of Stanford University; he is strict and demanding, and refuses to give his students second chances regarding their work. His strict nature causes Del Norte's in-crowd to kidnap him, deny him his medication and ultimately kill him. He is married to Kathy Griffin, who is expecting their first child.

Susan "Sue" McConnell: The only daughter of her family. She is considered a perfect student but is plain-looking and lacks confidence. Her brothers, all of whom have inherited their parents' good looks, tease her about her unattractiveness and her presumed fate as an "old maid." She has a deep crush on David.

Mark Kinney: A mentally unstable teenager from a broken family. He sets his father on fire and watches him burn. His mother told him to his face that she never wanted to see him. He then moves in more family of his.

Jeff Garett: Del Norte High's star basketball player. He is dense and obedient, and is easily manipulated by Mark, whom he worships. He is dating Betsy, unaware she's using him to get close to Mark, who is not even slightly interested in her.

Betsy Cline: The popular head cheerleader, Jeff's girlfriend and the only child of the county commissioner, Harold Cline and his wife Liz. Although she is not conventionally pretty, she is considered wholesome and sweet, and is able to use her confidence and superficial charm to manipulate people around her. At heart, however, she is conniving and selfish. She is in love with Mark, yet he is completely uninterested in her.

David Ruggles:. Initially, David uses Susan's crush on him to cajole her into helping with the kidnap plot, however he soon grows to return her affection.

Irma Ruggles: David's selfish, lazy grandmother. She causes trouble for the group after she finds Griffin's ring in David's room, and refuses to surrender it until she meets David's father, whom she is convinced gave the ring to David.

Kathy Griffin: Griffin's pregnant wife. Despite his harsh treatment of his students, Griffin is a loving and attentive husband to her. Although she and Griffin have little in common, they are happily married.

Dolly Luna: An English teacher at Del Norte High, who, unlike Griffin, is popular with the students because of her friendly and lenient nature. In contrast to Griffin, Dolly Luna gives her students second chances and praises them for their efforts. Although she is well-liked by the class, Griffin openly holds her in disdain, describing her to his wife as "a thirty-year-old teenager."