Terry O. Nicholson

Jeff Margrave

Jeff and Terry are fellow explorers and friends, though their differing views on women and society create underlying tension.

Alima

Alima is Terry's chosen partner, but their relationship is fraught with conflict due to Terry's domineering and possessive behavior.

Somel

Somel, as a wise and patient educator, interacts with Terry to instruct him about Herland's culture, often clashing with his arrogance.

Ellador

Ellador is a curious observer of Terry, finding his attitudes alien and troubling, but engaging with him as part of the cultural exchange.

Moadine

Moadine, a stern and authoritative Herland leader, interacts with Terry to manage his disruptive behavior and enforce social norms.

Van

Terry and Van are fellow explorers and friends, but Van often serves as a mediator between Terry's impulsiveness and Jeff's idealism.

Celis

Celis interacts with Terry cautiously, finding his aggressive masculinity unsettling and foreign.

Zava

Zava, a Herland leader, interacts with Terry in a formal capacity, often reprimanding his behavior and enforcing rules.

Jeff Margrave

Jeff and Terry are fellow explorers and friends, though their differing views on women and society create underlying tension.

Jeff Margrave

Jeff and Terry are fellow explorers and friends, though their differing views on women and society create underlying tension.

Van

Terry and Van are fellow explorers and friends, but Van often serves as a mediator between Terry's impulsiveness and Jeff's idealism.

Somel

Somel, as a wise and patient educator, interacts with Terry to instruct him about Herland's culture, often clashing with his arrogance.

A Not Unnatural Enterprise

A wealthy explorer and airman, eager to discover and conquer the land of women.

II: Rash Advances

Leads the group with bravado, fires his revolver in defiance, and is ultimately overpowered and anesthetized.

A Peculiar Imprisonment

Impatient and irritable, he harps on Alima and pushes for escape, leading the rope-making plan.

Our Venture

Terry is skeptical and irritated by the lack of men in Herland, and he is keen to assert his masculinity. He is also mortified by their failed escape attempt.

A Unique History

Scoffs at the Herland origin story, insisting women couldn't organize; complains about the lack of 'womanly' women and misses competition and romance.

VI: Comparisons Are Odious

Resists the women's explanations, insists that women cannot cooperate, and is challenged by Jeff's examples from nature.

VII: Our Growing Modesty

Struggles with Herland's lack of traditional motherliness and feels his masculinity is out of place; he sneers at the lack of razors and calls Moadine 'Maud,' showing his discomfort.

The Girls of Herland

Terry is madly in love with Alima and tries to sweep her off her feet with a dashing attack, but she is so affronted and repelled that it takes weeks for him to get near again. He is frustrated by the girls' lack of romantic interest and his inability to use traditional courtship tactics.

IX: Our Relations and Theirs

Frustrated and quarrelsome with Alima; complains about lack of vices and attempts to explain traditional gender roles; dismisses Herland women as 'neuters'.

X: Their Religions and Our Marriages

Resistant to Herland's views on fatherhood and marriage; insists on traditional possession-based marriage.

Our Difficulties

Terry's chauvinistic belief in mastery and conquest leads to severe conflict with Alima; he hides in her bedroom, attempting assault, and is ultimately expelled from Herland.

Expelled

Frustrated and bitter after his failed attempt to force Alima into submission; he is expelled from Herland, unable to accept its values.