Characters from Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston

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

William Weston - This is the main character in Ecotopia who lives in New York, is an internal affairs reporter for the Times-Post, is divorced with two kids, and has a lover.

Marissa Brightcloud - This character is attractive, of Italian descent, has a Native American name, lives and works in a lumber camp, and gets involved with a reporter.

Bert Luckman - This character is a journalist who befriends the New York Post journalist and discusses Ecotopian politics and the stable state system.

Vera Allwen - This character is strong, warm, regal,...
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