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Polly Kemp appears in All Sections

She is portrayed as sharp-tongued and insensitive, quick-tempered and at times quite nasty.

Rowena Jervis appears in All Sections

She is described as giddy and in love with love itself, focusing her fantasies and attention on a smooth-talking traveling salesman of farm machinery.

Adam Fiske appears in All Sections

He is portrayed as steady and conscientious.

Stew Meat

He is the narrator of the Prologue and Epilogue and the key figure in the resolution of the troubles that change the lives and perspectives of the three central characters.

Thaddeus Blinn

He is described as initially appearing inoffensive and perhaps a bit foolish, but is eventually revealed to be manipulative and, in Stew Meat's perspective, ultimately evil.

Leland and Lenora Wickstaff

They are portrayed as poor but outdoorsy and fun, sharp-tongued but compassionate, wise but intolerant of bad behavior.

Agatha Benthorn and Eunice Ingersoll appears in All Sections

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