Characters of ‘Strange Objects’
Kevin, Gwen and Angus
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Minor Characters
 Sergeant Norman
 Irene Messenger
 Ericson
 Schuler
 Australian Aborigines (past and present)
Steven Messenger
 Age- 16
 Student
 Finds ‘strange objects’
 Personality- Cruel to animals, Selfish, Psychologically
Unstable, Racist, Curious, Imaginative
 Other Steven Messenger- similar as Jan Pelgrom
Nigel Kratzman
 Steven’s schoolmate/ friend
 Age- 16
 Personality- Creative, Humane, Techy, Similar to Wouter
 Becomes successful
 Hates Steven Messenger
Charlie Sunrise
 Old Aboriginal
 Elder of a local Aboriginal tribe
 Personality- Knowledge on Aboriginal Culture and History,
Strange, Stalker
 Killed by Messenger
Wouter Loos
 Crewmember of V.O.C. Batavia
 Dutch
 17th Century
 Shipwrecked
 Murderer
 Sent away with Jan Pelgrom
 Personality- Responsible, Mature, Logical, Problem Solver,
Friendly, Cooperative
Jan Pelgrom
 Age- 17
 17th Century
 Shipwrecked with Wouter Loos
 Murderer
 Personality- Homicidal, Cruel, Unsociable, Racist, Easily
Scared, Psychologically Unstable, Violent, Insecure,
Unintelligent
 Marries Ela- kills her at the end
 Ring was precious to him
Ela
 English
 Appears in Steven Messenger’s Dreams
 Personality- Nice to Aboriginals
 Married to Jan Pelgrom before he kills her
Dr. Hope Michaels
 Director of the Western Australian institute of maritime
archaeology
 Personality- Knowledgeable/ Intelligent, Sympathetic to
Steven
 Concludes that Steven is mentally-unstable
The End
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