Count Zero | 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

Turner - This character has no home, no family and lives a transient lifestyle. While this character has no hesitation in causing death, he feels human sympathy for others.

Bobby Newmark, or Count Zero - This character is ambitious but largely ignorant of the world and is underestimated by all the other characters.

Marly Krushkhova - This character acts on intuition in life and has difficulty in letting go of emotional attachments.

Turner's Agent - This character is secretive and largely unseen in the story but is responsible for saving Turner's life.