Different Seasons
Characters in Different Seasons
9 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Todd Bowden
A bright California teenager who recognises a neighbour as a Nazi war criminal and demands to hear his past in Apt Pupil.
Gordie Lachance
Twelve-year-old aspiring writer in Castle Rock who sets out with three friends along the railway tracks in The Body.
Andy Dufresne
Former banker serving life in Shawshank State Penitentiary, whose patience and quiet resourcefulness drive the first novella.
Ellis Boyd Redding
Known as Red, the long-serving inmate who narrates Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and befriends Andy.
Emlyn McCarron
Elderly physician who tells the story of The Breathing Method, recalling an early patient in his career.
Antagonists
Kurt Dussander
An elderly German immigrant living under the name Arthur Denker, a former concentration camp commandant in hiding.
Supporting characters
Teddy Duchamp
Volatile, reckless member of the group of four boys in The Body.
Chris Chambers
Gordie's closest friend, loyal and protective, from a family with a bad reputation.
Vern Tessio
The fourth boy on the walk, who first overhears where the body lies.