Martian Chronicles Characters

Front 1

Mrs. K or Ylla

Back 1

The third-person narrator calls her Mrs. K; her husband calls her Ylla. She is a housewife on Mars. Her situation is much like that of the American housewife of the 1950s. She and her husband are tired of one another. She dreams of Captain Nathaniel York coming down in his rocket.

Front 2

Mr. K or Yll

Back 2

The husband of Ylla, Yll is suspicious of her dreams. He is practical and short-tempered.

Front 3

Nathaniel York

Back 3

The captain of the first expedition, he appears only in Ylla's dreams, as a seductive, handsome man, but he is mentioned throughout the novel.

Front 4

Captain Williams

Back 4

Captain Williams - Williams is a clever man, the leader of the second expedition. He quickly realizes that he and his three men have been placed in an insane asylum.

Front 5

Captain Black

Back 5

the leader of the third expedition. When his rocket lands in a quaint American town, he is very suspicious, but his men convince him to explore. He is charmed to see his family, but guesses that it is a trick, although he is too late.

Front 6

Samuel Hinkston

Back 6

archaeologist for the third expedition. He eagerly makes up grand, if implausible, explanations for the American town in the middle of Mars. He is eighty, but is still spry due to future technologies.

Front 7

Lustig

Back 7

Navigator of the third expedition