ATKM Blog #3 - Sophia Scherr

Men:

Hugh Miller -  He was Willie’s Attorney General at the beginning ois governing position and he quits because he didn’t want to corrupt the State Auditor Byram White. This was a very loyal and noble move to stand up for whats right in front of the governor. Throughout the book nobody had this amount of courage because nobody had the ability to say what was wrong and that Willie had to stop.

Scholarly Attorney - He was a major fatherly figure to jack and never did any harm in the story. This is the man that Jack presumed to be his father for many years until Judge Irwin died. Ellie Burden is his real name and once he found out about the affair with Judge Irwin he leaves Jacks mother. He then helps the poor and the unfortunate such as George.

Jack Burden - Jack is a man of indecisiveness because he could never make up his mind or tell what was right from what was wrong. He is a wealthy man who met a soon to be lawyer Willie Talos and got caught up in the world of dirty politics. He dug up information on people he cared about and these actions soon came back and hit him where it hurt. He was a pretty good guy throughout the book and had a few ups and downs but overall had a good premise and good heart.

Gilbert Mastern - He is Cass Mastern’s older brother and Again didn’t have much of a storyline in the plot so therefore doesn't have a big role in him being good or bad. Gilbert became successful and decided to help his brother with his money. The only negative side to Gilbert is that he profited from slavery which is why he isn’t higher up as a good character.

Judge Irwin - The Judge killed himself after he found out that Jack, his son, was digging up information about him for Willie and found out about how he was broke. He knows his future will be bleak because Willie is after him so he takes the easy way out.

Adam Stanton - Other than killing Willie, Adam was a harmless character that saw Willie’s bad intentions at first. He was reluctant to become the director of the hospital because he was very close to Jack and knew that Jack trusted Willie. It went against his moral value but he put them aside to work at the new hospital and even cares for Tom Talos. When Adam finds out about his father and Judge Irwin how he illegally protected him after he took a bribe this threw his over the edge only for Tiny Duffy to break the news about Annes affair with Willie. Adam got drunk and was furious and became driven with anger to kill Willie and got shot by Sugar-Boy.

Tom Talos - Just because he was a teenager didn’t give him the right to go out all the time and be a bad kid. He might of acted this way because of the lack of support and compassion he got from Willie. He gets a girl pregnant and got into a car accident drunk with a young girl in the car and she dies. It is sad for Tom when Willie was so hard on him about football that he got majorly hurt and eventually died.

Willie Talos - Willie was a thoughtful and caring person at the beginning of the story when he goes into practicing law and studies his books all night. At this time in the plot he was appreciative towards his wife Lucy and had some respect for her .Once Willie engages in dirty politics, he spirals into a world of corrupt system of lies and changes his actions. Willie Talos had many mistresses and became very cruel to his family that he was hated by most of the people who knew him. At the end he was just an excuse for a man because he lost all morals for himself and got too consumed in power.

Tiny Duffy- Tiny became Governor after Willie was murdered and intentionally told Adam that Anne had an affair with Willie to cause havoc and obtain power. He was always untrustworthy and had bad intentions for everything he did.

Women:

Lucy Talos - She is the woman that everybody aspires to be because she is so noble and kind. She was always taking care of Tom and when Ton dies she took in his daughter and adopted her as her own. She sticks by Willie even when she knows he cheats on her and treats her badly because she is a good person and is an even better mother when Tom gets hurt from football and she stands up to Willie.

Phebe - She was Annabelle’s slave and after Duncan kills himself, Phebe finds a wedding ring on his pillow that reveals the affair between Annabelle and Cass. Annabelle gets frustrated and sells Phebe into slavery and possibly into prostitution without her husband. She sounded like a good person who wasn’t doing anything very deceitful and was thrown into slavery.

Lois - Jack’s ex-wife who was only married to Jack for a short time because he left her. Jack just abandoned her and it doesn't go into much depth about her because he left her so fast and suddenly.

Jack’s Mother - His mother married several times and had an affair with Judge Irwin while she was married to the Scholarly Attorney, Ellis Burden. She was a very rich woman and leaves Burden's Landing which her family seems to be connected to. She leaves the Young Executive at the end and decides to start her life over and have a new start just like Jack did when he went out West.

Anne Stanton - Anne made the mistake by having an affair with willie while he was still married and having multiple affairs behind her back too. She dated jack when they were young and he took the news of their affair as a hard blow and left town because he believes he still has feelings for her. Her brother killed Willie for her mistakes and she seems so innocent but is deceiving. 

-Sophia Scherr