Timequake | 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

Kurt Vonnegut - This person's memories range from childhood to recent experience, with special emphasis on World War II and the atomic bomb.

Kilgore Trout - This character is far more cynical than the author, yet has greater sensitivity to the evils in the world.

Writers - Three other people of this career are mentioned and quoted in the book.

Monica Pepper - This person is the Executive Secretary of the Academy of Arts and Letters.

Zoltan Pepper - This individual is paraplegic due to a swimming pool accident and comes out of...
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