Describe John Wade. What kind of person is he? What are the events of his life that impact his personality? What events have the most impact? What are his goals? What are the lengths to which he goes to achieve these?

Who is Kathy Wade? How does she fit into John's life? What kind of person is she? What are the events of her life that make her the person she is? What are her dreams? What is her attitude toward politics?

Who is Tony Carbo? What is his role in the life of John Wade and of Kathy Wade? What are his attitudes about John and Kathy? Describe the scene in which Tony and Kathy are together in Vegas.

How does John Wade come to be in the cabin at the Lake of the Woods? What is his goal during his time there...