| A | B |
|---|
| Mrs. Doc Meyers | realizes that her husband has been convicted by the papers |
| Cooney Potter | Conservative workaholic; works his farm until he dies |
| Minerva Jones | young poet who is raped by Butch Weldy |
| Doc Meyers | performs an abortion on Minerva Jones |
| Indignation Jones | poor man of Welsh stock; angered at people who judge him |
| Fiddler Jones | man who would rather play his fiddle than dance |
| Emily Sparks | unmarried school teacher who guides and acts as a social worker to Reuben |
| Benjamin Pantier | attorney who wanted glory and fame; his wife hated him and he lived with Nig |
| Mrs. Benjamin Pantier | hates her husband for smelling of onions and whiskey |
| Butch Weldy | reformed man who raped Minerva Jones |
| Reuben Pantier | the 'lost" son of who is taught life through his teacher Emily |
