Barbara Pennell – Marries Peter at the end
of the book. Peter sees her as a motivation to keep doing the
walk. Eventually, She and Peter have a baby while traveling west.
Homer Davenport – Helped Peter learn to give the U.S a second
chance and that the world wasn't as bad as he had imagined it to
be.
Mary Elizabeth Oliver – Helps Peter realize
that he has a sense of responsibility. This is explained greatly when Mary
leaves and has Peter watch after her
kids.
Lemm Smith – He gave Peter a sense of self confidence and hard
work. Lemm lost his finger in a saw blade accident and he even lost a friend in
a tree cutter. Lemm trained Peter how to run a one-man sawmill.
Lemm shut the mill down with no warning. Lemm thanked Peter for his help and
told him a tragic story. Someone
got careless and let a log get caught in a blade, causing a large splinter to
break off and rifle through the helper’s head. Peter said that he would learn how to
use the machine, and as soon as he did Lemm would quit for good.
He already quit twice, but came back each time.
Lemm spent the rest of the day teaching Peter how to sharpen the
blade. After his first week of
work and seven hours of overtime, Peter was paid $85.50, enough to buy food for
his new family and save some for the walk
West.
of the book. Peter sees her as a motivation to keep doing the
walk. Eventually, She and Peter have a baby while traveling west.
Homer Davenport – Helped Peter learn to give the U.S a second
chance and that the world wasn't as bad as he had imagined it to
be.
Mary Elizabeth Oliver – Helps Peter realize
that he has a sense of responsibility. This is explained greatly when Mary
leaves and has Peter watch after her
kids.
Lemm Smith – He gave Peter a sense of self confidence and hard
work. Lemm lost his finger in a saw blade accident and he even lost a friend in
a tree cutter. Lemm trained Peter how to run a one-man sawmill.
Lemm shut the mill down with no warning. Lemm thanked Peter for his help and
told him a tragic story. Someone
got careless and let a log get caught in a blade, causing a large splinter to
break off and rifle through the helper’s head. Peter said that he would learn how to
use the machine, and as soon as he did Lemm would quit for good.
He already quit twice, but came back each time.
Lemm spent the rest of the day teaching Peter how to sharpen the
blade. After his first week of
work and seven hours of overtime, Peter was paid $85.50, enough to buy food for
his new family and save some for the walk
West.