Character Relationship Map: Murrain

Characters

• Alan Crich (played by David Simeon) — protagonist
• Beeley (played by Bernard Lee) — protagonist
• Mrs. Clemson (played by Una Brandon-Jones) — supporting
• Leach (played by David Neal) — supporting
• Mrs. Leach (played by Marjorie Yates) — supporting
• Coker (played by John Golightly) — minor
• Tom Start (played by Raymond Platt) — minor
• Jimmy (played by Ray Dunbobbin) — minor
• Leach's Son (played by Philip Gilman) — minor

Key Relationships

• Leach's Son → Leach (son)
• Coker → Tom Start (Alliance Informant)
• Leach → Mrs. Clemson (Conflict Suspicious)
• Leach → Alan Crich (Social Villager)
• Beeley → Coker (Professional Superior)
• Mrs. Leach → Leach's Son (Family Mother)
• Mrs. Leach → Mrs. Clemson (Social Villager)
• Leach → Jimmy (Social Neighbor)
• Tom Start → Jimmy (Social Friend)
• Coker → Leach (Social Villager)
• Alan Crich → Beeley (Professional Colleague)
• Leach's Son → Mrs. Leach (Family Mother)
• Leach → Mrs. Leach (Family Husband)
• Leach → Leach's Son (Family Father)

Story Analysis

Conflict between science and superstition in the face of mysterious illness

Plot Progression

1. The Silent Plague
2. Human Toll
3. Witch Hunt
4. Science vs Superstition
5. Resolution