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
