World War Z | 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

Narrator - This character is a highly analytical researcher who is on a quest for the truth about the war.

Zombie / Zach / G - These creatures are unable to be interviewed, but are the important factor in the story.

Todd Wainio - This character was a soldier during the war, and one of the most interviewed characters in the book.

Kwang Jingshu - This character is the doctor who first discovered the outbreak of the plague, and continues to make house calls despite his advanced age.

Jurgen Warmbrunn - This character...
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