In Ascension Characters

Martin Macinnes
This Study Guide consists of approximately 70 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of In Ascension.

In Ascension Characters

Martin Macinnes
This Study Guide consists of approximately 70 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of In Ascension.
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Leigh

Leigh, the narrator of most of the novel, grew up in Rotterdam, Netherlands where she was beaten by her father. As a teenager, she becomes suicidal, but finds healing in nature. She has an awakening while swimming in a cold bay. Leigh explains, “There was no gap separating my body from the living world. I was pressed against a teeming immensity…I didn’t look through the water towards life, I looked directly into water-life” (28). She receives a microscope for her 11th birthday that initiates her into the world of microorganisms, which she finds fascinating.

Leigh's early experiences in the Netherlands inspire her to become a marine biologist. Then she joins a crew aboard a research vessel called Endeavour. During this voyage, she makes key contacts with other female scientists, and develops her interest in algae and deep-sea diving. Leigh eschews almost all personal relationships for her work...

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