The World As I See It Characters & Character Analysis

The World As I See It Important People

Albert Einstein

The physicist whose name is synonymous with the term super-intellectual shows his human side in this book. Einstein figured out how to split the atom, and thus ushered in the atomic age.He was frustrated in his attempts to achieve world disarmament and peace. As a Jew, Einstein understood the brutality of which human beings are capable and worked tirelessly for the creation of a Jewish state in the Middle East.

Sigmund Freud

Freud is a Viennese physician who developed the ideas of the subconscious mind and personality configurations that make up the psychoanalytic model considered a monumental breakthrough into the operations of the human psyche. As a world-renowned leader of equal stature to Einstein, the physicist undoubtedly feels comfortable approaching the psychiatrist to ask his support for disarmament.

Professor Gumbel

Gumbel is an instructor at a German university who was facing possible expulsion for publishing his political views in several books. His case becomes...
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