Andreas

Andreas is the gentle old tavern owner. At sixty-eight, he is tall and slightly stooped, with thick gray hair and bushy eyebrows. He is the first to witness the fire in the harbor and initially thinks it must be a reflection or the sun setting. He is well-loved by everyone for his friendliness and warmth. His wife died long ago, and his son Adonis left nine years before to move to Chicago after a quarrel over updating the tavern. Andreas had refused to consider his son's modern ideas, which included turning the tavern into a nightclub. He regrets that his wife was not there to be a buffer between them, and wishes he had been more amenable to his son's ideas. Now, in his later years, he is lonely for his son, but too proud to let him know. As his tavern becomes a gathering place for the...