The Neverending Story | 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

Bastian Balthazar Bux - This person is an unhappy little boy, misunderstood at home and teased by his peers.

Moon Child - This person is the Empress of Fantastica.

Atreyu - This person is Bastian's fictional alter ego.

Falkor - This character is a luckdragon.

Artax - This person is Atreyu's noble steed.

Uyulala - This person is the Southern Oracle.

The Old Man of Wandering Mountain - Described as Moon Child's opposite, this person is the keeper of all records.

Ygramul the Many - This person is first introduced through a...
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