The Centaur Characters

The Centaur Character List

George Caldwell

George Caldwell is the protagonist of the story. He work s as a general science teacher at a High School in Olinger . George Caldwell is the centaur Chiron at the mythological level. He is known as a teacher of gods and semi-gods. Just like in the myth about Chiron, George Caldwell is injured by an arrow and a wound brings him both physical and emotional suffering. According to George Caldwell, the best things in his life have already happened. George can’t get rid of a thought that the headmaster Zimmerman (Zeus) wants to fire him and it makes him live in anticipation of something bad. However, George Caldwell (Chiron) is a wonderful teacher. Even if his students don’t always obey him, they, according to Deifendorf, love him

Cassie Caldwell

Cassie Caldwell is a wife of George Caldwell and a mother of Peter. Cassie represents a goddess Ceres. She adores nature and, unlike her husband, is in absolute harmony with it. Honoring her wish to be closer to nature, George agrees to move to Firetown.

Peter

Peter is a son of Geo rge Caldwell. He is Prometheus at the mythological level. Peter is fifteen-year-old student, who suffers from psoriasis and worries about his father. According to the myth, Peter (Prometheus) steals fire and brings it to people. He is chained to a rock in punishment. Not only depressive mood of his father saddens him, but his own undefined relationship to the local community and his own awakening sexuality.

Pop Kramer

Pop Kramer is George Caldwell ’s father-in-law. He is Kronos at mythological level

Penny

Penny is a girl-friend of Peter

Zimmerman

Zimmerman ( Zeus ) is a headmaster. Zimmerman is just like Zeus from the myth. He is confident, powerful and vain. He is also involved in a large number of amorous relationships

Vera

Vera is a wife of Al Hummel and a physical education instructor. She is Venus (Aphrodite) at the mythological level

Al Hammel

Al Hummel is a mechanic. Hummel is Hephaestus at the mythological level

Doc Appleton

Doc Appleton is a doctor, who examines George Caldwell. He is Apollo at the mythological level.

Skippy

Skippy is a son of Doc Appleton . He is Asclepius at the mythological level.

Deifendorf

Deifendorf is one of George Caldwell’s most trouble-making students. In spite of his fact, the student and the teacher are pretty close. Even though Caldwell considers him his “ worst enemy ”, he doesn’t want him to repeat his own mistakes. Ironically, Deifendorf becomes a teacher in the future

Judy Lengel

Judy Lengel is George Caldwell‘s student. George believes that “ her father bullies her beyond the limits of her mental abilities ”. She is a real pain for Caldwell, for she tries to answer every question that is asked during a lesson but doesn’t give any correct answer. According to Peter, she is “ neither pretty nor bright ”, but has a lot of ambitions

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