The Naked Sun | 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

Elijah Baley - This character is a detective from Earth who is requested, by name, to investigate a murder on the distant planet of Solaria.

Gladia Delmarre - This character's frustration over her husband's lack of affection causes her to murder him.

R. Daneel Olivaw - A robot from the planet Aurora.

Dr. Altim Thool - The character who attends the death of Rikaine Delmarre.

Rikaine Delmarre - This character is a fetologist on the planet Solaria.

Hannis Gruer - This character is the head of Solarian security when Baley first arrives on...
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