Time's Arrow | 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

Odilo Unverdorben / Hamilton de Souza / John Young / Tod Friendly - This character emigrates to America and works hard as a doctor, trying to forget things from the past.

The Narrator - This character understands reverse speech but fails to interpret the meaning of backwards actions.

Uncle Pepi (Josef Mengele) - This character seems to have the godlike ability to recreate people from ashes, bodies, and even spare parts.

Reverend Nicholas Kreditor - This character sends postcards that describe the weather as sunny or stormy.

Adolf Eichmann - This character is...
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