- Main Characters
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Paul Hughes
– main character, narrator, Architecture major (Design) -
Kendall Payton
– Paul’s girlfriend, Pre-med major (Psychology) -
Gina Coulter
– Paul’s girlfriend, Pre-med major (Microbiology), ΧΩ member - Supporting Characters
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Abby Evans
– Kendall’s roommate, English major - Antonio Cardenas – Design project team member, Architecture major (Historic Preservation)
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Ash O’Riordan
– Wren & Christy’s suitemate, Siobhan’s daughter - Billy Vaughan – Paul’s roommate, Theatre major
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Christy Carmichael
– Wren’s best friend and roommate, Art major (Sculpture), fiancé
(Simon) -
Dawn Hammond
– Kirk MacLean’s girlfriend -
Doug MacLean
– Susan’s younger son, graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin (Electrical Engineering) - Faith Bennett – Gina’s roommate, Early Childhood Education major
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Felicia Kirby
– salesgirl at women’s clothing store in Atlanta - Glen Otis – Paul’s suitemate, Pre-vet major, ΚΑ member
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Hayley Devlin
– Regan’s “big sister” in ΧΩ,
“Hayley Devil” - Jeff Hamill – Trip’s suitemate, Electrical Engineering major, ΣΝ member
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Jessica Roedeffer
– Gina’s “big sister” in ΧΩ -
Leslie Fitzpatrick
– ΧΩ pledge - Luke Devereaux – Trip’s roommate, Chemical Engineering major, ΦΓΔ (“Fiji”) member
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Margot Seaford
– Neil’s girlfriend, ΧΩ member - Neil Lowry – Rod’s best friend, Margot’s boyfriend, ΠΚΑ (“Pike”) member, Business major
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Olivia Clayton
– Doug MacLean’s girlfriend -
Phoebe Randolph
– Kendall’s roommate, Nursing major -
Regan Thomas
– Gina’s best friend, Pre-med major (Microbiology), ΧΩ member - Rod Fortner – Regan’s boyfriend, ΠΚΑ (“Pike”) member, Business major
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Samantha Poole
– Design project team member, Architecture major (Urban Planning) - Siobhan O’Riordan – Art professor, Christy’s mentor
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Susan MacLean
– Paul’s first lover, confidante, mentor, and friend - T.J. Ingram – Paul’s suitemate, Business major, ΚΑ member
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Trip Whitman
– Paul’s best friend, Architecture major (Design) -
Vivian Fourier
– Kendall’s roommate, Music major (Flute); member of the “Pride
of the Southland” marching band, boyfriend (Russell, percussionist) -
Wren Hilliard
– Christy’s best friend and roommate, nude model in drawing class,
Advertising major (Public Relations) -
Zoë Baranski
– Wren & Christy’s suitemate - Other people from UT
- Bridget Jameson – Kendall’s friend and former roommate, Toni’s roommate, ΔΔΔ member, fiancé (Bryan)
- Cecile Schumacher – Luke’s second girlfriend, ΚΔ member
- Earl Walker – Flying Club instructor
- Hector Vega – Jeff’s roommate
- Iris Weinberg – Gina’s suitemate, Music major (Violin)
- Jamie Ludlow – Billy’s friend
- Karl Younkin – Paul’s second (absentee) roommate, arrested for selling cocaine
- Meredith Huffaker – Jeff’s girlfriend, ΦΜ member
- Naomi Ackerman – Gina’s suitemate, Music major (Cello)
- Tara Thurston – Luke’s first girlfriend, ΚΚΓ member
- Terry Marion – Paul’s first (absentee) roommate
- Toni Starnes – Kendall’s friend and former roommate, Bridget’s roommate, ΔΔΔ member, boyfriend (Kyle)
- Valerie Blankenship – Regan’s roommate
- People from North Carrick
- Cary Prescott – Fourth Floor Resident Assistant
- Wade Snow – Hall Director
- Paul’s Design class, Fall ’81
- Allen Ivey – Team leader
- Curtis Giles – Team leader
- Gracie Fisher – Team leader
- John Spaulding – Team leader
- Louis Vang – Team leader
- Paul’s Professors, Fall ’81
- Benjamin Spielman – Architecture (Intro I)
- Donald Ledbetter – Architecture (Drawing I)
- Geraldine Dubois – Art History (Western Art I)
- Laszlo Joska – Architecture (Design I)
- Sarah Feller – English (American Literature I)
- Stephen Tow – Math (Basic Calculus)
- Paul’s Professors, Winter ’82
- Donald Ledbetter – Architecture (Drawing II)
- E. Stanford Littleton – Architecture (Intro II)
- Dr. Eugénie Bertrand – Art History (Western Art II)
- Laszlo Joska – Architecture (Design II)
- Prakash Vajpayee – Math (Intermediate Calculus I)
- Sarah Feller – English (American Literature II)
- Paul’s Professors, Spring ’82
- Donald Ledbetter – Architecture (Intermediate Drawing)
- Dr. Eugénie Bertrand – Art History (Western Art III)
- Ken Liang – Architecture (Visual Design Theory)
- Laszlo Joska – Architecture (Design II Studio)
- Maninder Patel – Math (Intermediate Calculus II)
- Sarah Feller – English (American Literature III)
- The Hughes Family
- Atlanta, GA
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David
– airline pilot, former US Navy pilot, father of Paul and Erin -
Beth
– housewife, mother of Paul and Erin -
Paul
– main character, narrator, student at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville -
Erin
– Paul’s sister - The Coulter Family
- Atlanta, GA
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Chris
– television producer, father of Kara, Gina, and Leah -
Elizabeth
– housewife, mother of Kara, Gina, and Leah -
Kara
– Pre-med student at College of Charleston -
Gina
– Paul’s girlfriend, student at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville -
Leah
– Erin Hughes’s best friend - The Payton Family
- Chattanooga, TN
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Adam
– police officer, father of Kendall and Drew -
Melissa
– housewife, mother of Kendall and Drew -
Kendall
– Paul’s girlfriend, student at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville -
Drew
– Kendall’s brother - The MacLean Family
- The Pines, SC
- Jack (deceased) – US Navy pilot (shot down October, 1968)
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Susan
– housewife, widow, owner of The Pines, mother of Kirk
and Doug -
Kirk
–
Naval Aviator, stationed at NAS Kingsville, TX -
Doug
– graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin (Electrical Engineering) - The Sullivan Family
- Charlotte, NC
- Edward – businessman, father of Maureen and Sean
- Deirdre – housewife, mother of Maureen and Sean
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Maureen
– Manfred Eriksson’s girlfriend -
Sean
– Erin’s boyfriend - People from camp
- Jeremiah “Gunny” Kershaw – US Marine Corps veteran, year-round resident, handles reservations and other Pines business
- Lenore Clough – Gunny’s lady friend
- Friends from high school (’78–’81)
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Heather Wellesley
– Gina’s best friend -
Lisa McGrath
– Gina’s best friend in Charleston, SC (’78–’79) - Scott Anderson – Paul’s best friend, 145-pound wrestler
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Shannon Ellsworth
– Scott’s girlfriend, Gina’s friend - People from Europe (Summer ’81)
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Annika van der Meer
– Paul’s lover - Tomás José Hidalgo y Díaz – Gina’s lover
- Other people
- Jason Goodwin – Stacy’s fiancé
- Nathan Wei – attorney, executor of the dead person’s estate
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Stacy Kenner
– Paul’s friend and former lover, Jason’s fiancée, student at
the University of South Carolina - Steve Easterbrook – architect on the Coulters’ house



