I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

by

Harlan Ellison

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream Characters

Ted

Ted is one of the characters stuck inside AM—an enormous, all-powerful, sadistic supercomputer—along with Ellen, Benny, Gorrister, and Nimdok. Ted is the narrator of the story, so the reader’s perceptions… read analysis of Ted

Ellen

As the only female character trapped inside AM along with Ted, Benny, Gorrister, and Nimdok, Ellen is at once revered and objectified by the four men who share her fate. Although… read analysis of Ellen

Benny

Benny’s transformation is the most extreme of the five people—himself, Ted, Ellen, Gorrister, and Nimdok—trapped inside AM. Before AM, Benny was a brilliant theorist and college professor. Once inside AM… read analysis of Benny

Gorrister

The story begins with a description of Gorrister’s limp corpse hanging above the other characters—Ted, Ellen, Benny, and Nimdok—who are all trapped inside AM. When Gorrister himself joins them… read analysis of Gorrister

Nimdok

Unlike the others who are trapped inside AMTed, Ellen, Benny, and Gorrister—Nimdok’s name isn’t his real one. AM forces him to go by Nimdok because the strange sound of… read analysis of Nimdok
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