Character Relationship Map: K

Characters

• Robert/Explorer/Mr. Wese (played by Oz Phillips) — protagonist
• Face in the Monitor (played by Shoja Azari) — protagonist
• Housekeeper (played by Shirin Neshat) — supporting
• Father/Officer/Schmar (played by Mohammad Ghaffari) — supporting
• Sales Agent/Victim/Pallas (played by Rick Poli) — supporting
• Son (played by Heaven Lee Darling) — minor
• Mother (played by Ann Parker) — minor
• Soldier (played by Shahram Karimi) — minor
• New Commandant (played by Hamid Farjad) — minor
• Mrs. Wese (played by Mitra Ghamsari) — minor

Key Relationships

• Sales Agent/Victim/Pallas → Robert/Explorer/Mr. Wese (Conflict Competitor)
• Father/Officer/Schmar → Face in the Monitor (Conflict Interrogator)
• Soldier → Father/Officer/Schmar (Professional Subordinate)
• Father/Officer/Schmar → New Commandant (Professional Superior)
• Housekeeper → Father/Officer/Schmar (Professional Employee)
• Sales Agent/Victim/Pallas → Father/Officer/Schmar (Professional Salesman)
• Mother → Son (Family Mother)
• Father/Officer/Schmar → Son (Family Father)
• Robert/Explorer/Mr. Wese → Mrs. Wese (Family Husband)

Story Analysis

Three interconnected stories exploring human relationships and existential themes

Plot Progression

1. The Married Couple
2. In the Penal Colony
3. Fratricide