Charley: Not to be confused with Charley Neckett. The Smallweeds' charwoman, treated very cruely by Judy.
Charley: Willy's neighbor. He understands Willy and his pride, but consistently offers him a job.
“Yeah. He was a happy man with a batch of cement.”
“Nobody dast blame this man. You don't understand: Willy was a salesman. And for a salesman, there is no rock-bottom to the life. He don't put a bolt to a nut, he don't tell you the law or give you medicine. He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back--that's an earthquake. And then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you're finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory.”
Charley: Steinbeck's dog whom he brings with on his travels through the United States. Charley is a standard poodle who has occasional bladder problems and bursts of courage, when confronted with bears especially. John's faithful "blue" poodle.
“"Ftt"”
Charley: the alias of the killer, kills young women
Charley: Charley is the protagonist of this story. In a car crash that Amy's brother causes, she breaks her leg. And when Amy goes off to play tennis all summer with another friend, it breaks her heart. Then Charley finds Coyote. Throughout the summer, they bond and they both heal.
“It had been a monumental ride, covering close to three quarters of the country in thirteen and a half hour, the last strech during an unimaginable deluge. I thought there was a good chance we'd get washed away in the night so I took a camera to bed just in case: no point in disaster striking if we weren't able to capture it on film.”
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