Characters from Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

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

The Giantess - This character holds together the planet, stars and the universe. Communication with this character is impossible, meaningless and risky.

Mary Shelley - This character is an actual historical figure whose art God has become obsessed with.

The Cast - These characters are merely actors recruited to play roles in a person's life.

The Callers - These characters make contact with people who have completed the final phase of death.

The Creators - These characters are small, ill-mannered and very dumb.

The Maker - This character is the one to whom...
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