Galatea 2.2 | 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

Richard Powers - This person is a writer who has recently returned from abroad, where he was living with a lover of ten years.

C. - This person met a lover at university and later returned to Europe to live near family.

Philip Lentz - This person is a cognitive neuroscientist working at the Center for the Study of Advanced Sciences.

Helen - This persona is the final iteration of a machine that sits for a literature exam and competes against a human being.

Taylor - This person inspires a student to change...
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