Ficciones | 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

Narratorappears in Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius; The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim; Pie - Many of the stories are told in the first-person point of view of this character.

Pierre Menardappears in Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote - This character is a writer who has taken it upon himself to attempt to re-write a classic novel.

Dream Manappears in The Circular Ruins - This character really enjoys sleeping.

Dr. Yu Tsunappears in The Garden of Forking Paths - This character is a spy for the Germans during World War I.

Dr. Stephen Albertappears in...
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