Digital Fortress | 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

Ensei Tankado - Born crippled because of his mother's exposure to radiation during the attacks on Hiroshima,

Commander Trevor Strathmore - The Deputy Director of the NSA who devises a plan to use the program to benefit the NSA.

Susan Fletcher - A beautiful and intelligent cryptographer who is deeply in love with her fiancé and truly committed to her job.

David Becker - A handsome, well-liked university professor and linguistics specialist who is engaged to Susan Fletcher.

Greg Hale - A former Marine who exposed the back door that Strathmore had created...
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