Grange- book focuses on his journey though life, starting at a very low point both morally and economically, to the end where he is economically stable and at a moral high point.
Margaret- wife of Grange
Star- baby son of Margaret. (He is the illegitimate child of Grange as a result of an affair that Margaret had)
Brownfield- son of Margaret and Grange, marries Mem.
Mr.Shipley- owner of the field that Grange works on.
Josie- owner of the Dew Drop Inn, lover of both Grange and Brownfield, ends up marrying Grange.
Mem- daughter of a northern preacher and Josie's sister, ends up married to Brownfield.
Ruth- daughter of Brownfield and Mem.
Hatchet murderer- meets Brownfield in prison and helps him plan revenge against Grange
Northern Preacher- father of Mem, and later takes Daphne and Ornette up north with him.
Daphne- oldest daughter of Brownfield and Mem
Ornette- second daughter of Brownfield and Mem
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