# Peggy Flershem — Plague of Pythons character guide

> Peggy Flershem in Plague of Pythons by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Margot, Meg

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A lab worker with a tray of agar disks and absurdly floral slacks, she becomes the unwitting target of Chandler's wrench-wielding possession—and later a knowing guide named Meg.

## Who they are

Peggy moves through the story under shifting names—Peggy, Margot, Meg—each tied to a different man's memory or mission. When Chandler is seized mid-assault on her in the culture room, she becomes the living proof that possession strikes without warning or reason, and she later resurfaces among the Orphalese as a chatty, watchful recruiter who explains how the hunters can tell a person has been ridden. Her casual competence and her willingness to bind a man to a chair minutes after apologizing to him make her a quietly unsettling fixture of the new world's rules.

## Relationships

### [Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/chandler)

_friendship_

Chandler and Peggy Flershem share a supportive friendship, often relying on each other for emotional and practical help.

### [Guy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/guy)

_friendship_

Guy and Peggy Flershem have a close, trusting friendship, often confiding in one another.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/the_girl)

_rivalry_

Peggy Flershem and The Girl are rivals, competing for attention and influence in their social circle.

### [Mrs. Porter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/mrs_porter)

_family_

Mrs. Porter and Peggy Flershem are mother and daughter, with a caring but occasionally strained familial bond.

### [Guy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/guy)

_friendship_

Guy and Peggy Flershem have a close, trusting friendship, often confiding in one another.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/the_girl)

_rivalry_

Peggy Flershem and The Girl are rivals, competing for attention and influence in their social circle.

### [Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/chandler)

_friendship_

Chandler and Peggy Flershem share a supportive friendship, often relying on each other for emotional and practical help.

### [Mrs. Porter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/mrs_porter)

_family_

Mrs. Porter and Peggy Flershem are mother and daughter, with a caring but occasionally strained familial bond.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/i)

The minor victim of Chandler's rape; her deposition is introduced, describing her injuries.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/ii)

The woman Chandler assaulted during his possession; she is mentioned as the victim in the culture room.

## Links

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