Character Relationship Map: Stowaway

Characters

• Zoe Levenson (played by Anna Kendrick) — protagonist
• Marina Barnett (played by Toni Collette) — protagonist
• David Kim (played by Daniel Dae Kim) — supporting
• Michael Adams (played by Shamier Anderson) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• David Kim → Zoe Levenson (Professional Scientific Collaborator)

  David cultivates the algae experiment, and later joins Zoe in the EVA to recover liquid oxygen.

• Marina Barnett → Michael Adams (Power Commander And Stowaway)

  Marina discovers Michael aboard the ship and becomes responsible for the crisis created by his accidental presence.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Zoe Levenson → Michael Adams (Alliance Protector And Survivor)

  Zoe stops Michael from nearly taking his own life and convinces him to hold out longer.

• David Kim → Michael Adams (Narrative Situation Informant)

  David breaks rank and explains the oxygen crisis to Michael.

• Marina Barnett → Zoe Levenson (Alliance Mission Teammate)

  Marina Barnett and Zoe Levenson launch together as members of the Mars crew.

• Marina Barnett → David Kim (Alliance Mission Teammate)

  Marina Barnett, David Kim, and Zoe Levenson launch together on the two-year Mars mission.

Story Analysis

An accidental passenger transforms a Mars mission into a moral survival struggle, culminating in Zoe's self-sacrifice.

Plot Progression

1. The Unwanted Passenger
2. Oxygen for Four
3. The Price of Waiting
4. Climbing Through Radiation
5. Zoe's Last Return