Characters of Dark City :: Dark City

Characters of Dark City I did my book report on Dark City by Frank Lauria. The main characters in the book were John Murdoch, Mr. Hand, and Mr. Book. Since Murdoch woke up in the icy bathtub in a contrasted room, he has been suspicious of everything. He is wanted for a series of brutal murders which he cant remember committing. He later finds out that he posses a power called tuning, which allows you to stop time and alter peoples perceptions. Sort of like brain manipulation. He soon finds out that he is being pursued by an alien race who call themselves the Strangers. They want him because he is immune to their brain manipulation, so he is a threat to their bizarre world order. John Murdoch is the wizard in this book and he seeks to unravel the twisted puzzle of his past and identity. Mr. Hand is a smart character who to a fault possesses the method of tuning. When he lay down out that Murdoch knew how to tune, Mr. Hand was injected with Murdochs memories so he could thin k like Murdoch, and defeat him. Mr. Hand is a Stranger himself, he takes orders from Mr. Book. Mr. Book is the antagonist in the book. He is the leader of the Underworld ruled by the Strangers. He is very wise and thinks up the procedures for taking over the city. He assigns each sensation of the strangers to a sector in the city. When he got news that a man named John Murdoch was immune to their tunning, he knew he has to think up something fast. Mr. Book can also tune. Same with the other Strangers. The secondary characters were Inspector Frank Bumstead, Dr. Daniel Poe Schreber, Emma Murdoch, Mr. Rain, Mr. Sleep, Mr. Quick, Mr. Wall, and all the rest of the Strangers that werent named. Frank Bumstead plays the role of an inspector. Dr. Schreber is Murdochs source. He helps him always stay one step ahead of the Strangers. He also works for them but secretly provides information to Murdoch. Emma is John Murdochs wife. She played a part of triggering Murdochs suspiciousness when she told him she was his wife, and he didnt know. The rest of the Strangers such as Mr. Wall and the ones that werent named work with Mr.