The Illustrated Man | 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

The Illustrated Manappears in Prologue The Illustrated Man and Epilogue - This character is an out-of-work carnival worker.

George Hadleyappears in The Veldt - This character spoils his children by giving them material possessions and buys an automated house for his family.

Lydia Hadleyappears in The Veldt - This character is concerned about the automated nursery at her home.

Peterappears in The Veldt - This character is very spoiled and learns how to make holographic lions real.

Wendyappears in The Veldt - This character conspires with a sibling to kill someone if the...
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