# Gala Tropile — Short Fiction character guide

> Gala Tropile in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Gala, Tropile, The Tropile

**First appearance:** 0000-asteroid-of-the-damned

## Snapshot

Glenn Tropile's wife, caught mid-costume for Sun Re-creation Day, is pressed by her condemned husband to help him escape before his Donation.

## Who they are

Gala Tropile stands in Citizen Boyne's house torn between ritual obedience and the husband who deliberately touches her arm, reminding her of their furtive quarrels and the deep importance they hold for each other. She wails that she cannot help, then submits within minutes, whispering what she must do. Her wavering loyalty and the after-spiral of their argument are the leverage Glenn uses, and her flight to Citizen Germyn carries the consequences forward.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iv)

Runs into the control room, distracts Duane, and enables Andrias to shoot him.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/i)

Glenn's lover, who is emotionally vulnerable and yields to his manipulation.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iii)

Tropile's wife, whom he demands to see, believing he can manipulate her into helping him escape.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iv)

Tropile's wife, coerced into helping him escape despite her reluctance.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/vi)

Gala is Tropile's wife, who flees with him and spends a sleepless night in a cornfield. She is present when they are captured by the helicopter.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/ix)

Flees to Citizen Germyn for protection from two men she believes are Wolves, but provides no information when questioned.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/xi)

Mentioned as having been Translated in Germyn's home; Germyn fixates on her image to avoid thinking of Connectivity.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/xiii)

Observes the aurora with Citizeness Germyn and hints at Glenn's involvement in the strange events.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/xv)

Confronts Tropile about his desire to return to the Pyramids' state, ultimately decides to join him.

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