Cloud Atlas

by

David Mitchell

Duophysite Character Analysis

Duophysite is a Prescient who lives in Hawaii and communicates from a distance with his fellow Prescient Meronym using an egglike device called an orison. Duophysite motivates Meronym and Zachry’s final journey by informing Meronym that a plague seems to have wiped out many of the surviving Prescients, and that Meronym should come to meet Duophysite.
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Duophysite Character Timeline in Cloud Atlas

The timeline below shows where the character Duophysite appears in Cloud Atlas. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6
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...Meronym notices that Zachry is awake, the Prescient on the other end of the orison, Duophysite, tells Zachry that he’ll have to lead Meronym on a journey to a place called... (full context)
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Duophysite decides it’s time to tell Zachry the whole truth. According to Duophysite, there are just... (full context)
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...of Zachry’s leg and uses some Smart on the wound. She stays with Zachry until Duophysite arrives by kayak. Zachry is in a daze due to his injury, but Meronym takes... (full context)