That Hideous Strength | 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

Mark Studdock - This character is a sociologist, and a member of the Progressive Element at Bracton College who changes greatly during the course of the novel and, by the end, finally gains self-awareness.

Jane Studdock - This character has dreams that reveal what is happening in the present within the N.I.C.E., as well as other places. This character joins a group of people who live at a place called St. Anne's.

Dr. Ransom - This character has disappeared twice in his life. One of those times he came back to say that...
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