The Sirens of Titan | 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

Malachi Constant - This character parties through life in the wake of seemingly incredible luck in making money. As this character's financial fortune crumbles, however, this character finds nowhere to turn to.

Winston Niles Rumfoord - After passing through a "chrono-synclastic infandibulum," this character materializes at different places in the solar system at different times at regular intervals. At the same time, this character is constantly materialized on Titan, a moon of Saturn.

Beatrice Rumfoord - Once on Mars, this character's memory is erased and the character takes on the identity of...
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