Snow Crash | 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

Hiro Protagonist - The primary character in the story, this person is referred to as The Deliverator, and is also one of the early hackers in the Metaverse.

Uncle Enzo - This is the head of the Nova Sicilia organization, commonly known as The Mafia.

Y.T. - the Kourier - This skateboarding character has a job with RadiKS, and lives with a parent in a burbclave.

Da5id Meier - The founder of Black Sun Systems, a programming firm that helped to develop the Metaverse and was also the first acquaintance of any of...
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