CHARACTERS

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Name: Description: ? Curley - Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 7. First killed. Skinny. ?, Carolyn - Girl from brickyard Hill that once dated Ray Garraty. ?, Gwendoline - Daughter of the king in Ray Garraty's story. ?, Hattie - Aunt of Ray Garraty. ?, Janice - Ray Garraty's 16 year old girlfriend. ?, Joe - Competitor of the Long Walk. Brother of Mike. Hopi Indian. ?, Mike - Competitor of the Long Walk. Brother of Joe. Hopi Indian. Sat down with Scramm and was shot. ?, Percy - Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 31. Tried to escape, but was shot. ?, Priscilla - McVries girlfriend that cut his face with a letter opener. ?, Ralph -  Worked on the picker at a pyjama factory with Peter McVries. They had a big fight. Aaron, Hank -  Baseball player who hit 730 home runs (or so). Aaronson, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 1. Short. Abraham, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 2 17 Year old redhead. Adderley, Cannonball -  Musician mentioned in passing. Astair, Fred -  Dancer mentioned in passing. Baker, Arthur -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 3. Baker, James -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 4. Barkovitch, Gary -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 5. The first competitor to get 3 warnings. He ripped out his own throat. Bradbury, Ray -  Writer mentioned in passing. Bredes, Don -  Writer mentioned in passing. Brubeck, Dave -  Musician mentioned in passing. Carter, John -  Fake name Henry Olson used to Barkovitch. Collins, Wilkie -  Wrote "The woman in White". Cotter, Regie -  Previous winner of the long walk from Maine. He died of a blood clot in the brain a week after the walk finished. Lisbon St in Lewiston was renamed Cotter Memorial Avenue after him. D'Allessio, George -  Ray Garraty went to his funeral after he was hit and killed by a car. Had funny eyes. Davidson, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 8. Had bad acne. Dorgen, Amelia -  Ran a modern dance school that Ray Garraty attended. Elwell, Mr. -  Neighbour of Ray Garraty as a child. He held Ray after he fell while packing Hay. Elwell, Mrs. -  Gave Garraty a drink of cold water when younger. His neighbour. Ewing, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 9 From Texas, black, and developed bad blisters on his feet. Fenter, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 12. Fenum, Roger -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 13. 50th person shot on the Walk. Field, Charlie -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Fielder, Georgie -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Fields, W. C. -  Writer mentioned in passing. Foster, Stephen -  Composer mentioned in passing. Gallant, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Garraty, Jeff -  Brother of Ray that died of pneumonia at 6 years old. Garraty, Jim -  Ray's father who was taken away by the squads when Ray was 5. Garraty, Mrs. -  Ray Garraty's mother. Garraty, Raymond Davis -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 47. 16 year old that eventually wins the Long Walk, but at the expense of loosing his mind. Boyfriend of Jan. Grange, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 81. Gribble, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 48. Called the Major a murderer. Harkness, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 49. Writing a book on the walk. Harlan, ? -  Worked in the dye shop where McVries worked. Hough, Bill -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Howard, Ron -  Actor mentioned in passing Jackson, Shirley -  Writer mentioned in passing. Jensen, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Keats, John -  Writer mentioned in passing. Kirkwood, James -  Writer mentioned in passing. Klingerman, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 59. Had appendicitis during the walk. Klipstein, Eddie -  Friend of Ray Garraty that saw Freaky D'Allesio killed. Knowles, John -  Writer mentioned in passing. L'Antio, Dom -  Gave free watermelon to competitors. Larson, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 60. Sat down when climbing a hill and was shot. Major, The -  The person in charge of the walk each year. Both the competitors and the spectators hold him in awe. McVries, Katrina -  Peter McVries 4 year old sister. McVries, Peter -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 61. Had a scar on his face from his ex-girlfriend Priscilla. Milligan, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Tall and well built. Milligan, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Mitchum, Robert -  Actor mentioned in passing. Monk, Thelonius -  Musician mentioned in passing. Monroe, Marilyn -  Actress mentioned in passing. Morgan, Frank -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 64. Olson, Henry -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 70. He climbed the halftrack and was shot in the stomach. He was not killed quickly. Owens, Jimmy -  Friend of Ray Garraty as a child. Parker, Collie -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Paster, Bruce -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Patterson, Dr. -  Ray Garraty's mothers friend. Pearson, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. He brought 99 pennies in one pocket and transferred one to another pocket each time someone died. His brother liked enema's. Petrie, Miss -  One of Garraty's teachers. Poe, Edgar Allan -  Author mentioned in passing. Popham, Davey -  Friend of Arthur Baker that burnt off his hair when lighting farts. Quince, Harold -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Randy -  The robot on the shirt of a child. Rank, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Tried to punch Barkovitch Roosevelt, Eleanor -  Mentioned in passing. Salinger, J. D. -  Writer mentioned in passing. Scramm, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 85. The only married competitor. Sat down with Mike and was shot. Scramm, Cathy -  Wife of competitor number 85. 18 and pregnant. Sheila -  The Majors Dog (Bedlington Terrier). Sledge, Bobbi -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Stebbins, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 88. Illegitimate son of the Major that got the first warning of the walk. Swinburn, ? -  Writer mentioned in passing. Toland, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Travin, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Had Diarrhoea. Early leader. Tressler, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 92. Got sunstroke and fainted before being shot. Tubbins, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Went insane during the walk. Wayne, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 94. Wyman, Marty -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 97. Yannick, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 98 Zuck, ? -  Competitor of the Long Walk. Number 100. Fell over on railway crossing and cut his knee real bad. Red hair and "Volcanic" complexion.