Like , Burghart is a linguist assigned to learn the alien heptapods’ language. Also like Louise, he becomes fluent in , begins “remembering” the future, and loses his free will. His character shows that the mental changes Heptapod B has on its learners are not unique to Louise. Any person who becomes proficient in Heptapod B will begin remembering the future and thus lose their ability to make choices other than the ones they are destined to make.