Ringworld | 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

Louis Wu - This person is a 200-year-old human adventurer, with an Asian look that is enhanced by dyes, decorations, and depilatory chemicals.
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Nessus - This character is a puppeteer who is considered mad by others. He is willing to face the dangers of spaceship travel.

Teela Brown - This character was born lucky and was the result of a puppeteer experiment on humanity.

Speaker-to-Animals - This character is covered in orange fur and enjoys hunting and fresh meat.

Paula Cherenkov - This character is great-great grandmother who once broke...
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