He is an unknown old man who walks every morning to the sea. He is a symbol of loneliness of people who have hates and prejudices. Once he disappears entirely into one big eye, as big as a church door, when a little boy is kidding him.
Even in this short novel, every mentioned person has a name: certainly there is no use in listing them. It is curios to note that everyone of the character used in this novel is nothing more than a stereotype. You won't find any well-drawn character. There are many main characters in the book which are close friends to each other. Typically for Steinbeck there are no antagonists.
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