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Deirdre - This is the main character's classmate who sits at the desk in front and smiles admiringly.

Doctor - This person is the first to suggest that the main character is suffering from some sort of mental illness.

Mrs. Hasleman - This is the concerned parent of the main character who spends most of the story worrying, and reacts in horror as the true condition is revealed at the end.

Norman Hasleman - This is the concerned parent of the main character who is more reserved about expressing emotions and exhibits some impatience.

Paul Hasleman - This is the main character who is 12 years old and becomes increasingly detached from reality from an illness that is metaphorically represented in the story as the secret snow.

Paul's Father - See Norman Hasleman

Paul's Mother - See Mrs. Hasleman

Postman - This character provides the first indication...

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