Who is Walter Smith from An Ice-cream War and what is their importance? An_Ice-cream_War English & Literature Walter Smith | An Ice-cream War

Walter Smith is one of the more colorful and interesting characters of the novel. He is an engineer by profession. He came to Africa years earlier. At the time he managed a metal foundry in the United States, and he longed for adventure. He answered an advertisement for a manager for an African hunting expedition. He discovered that the expedition was for former United States President Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit. Walter found Kermit difficult to get along with and when Walter commented that the Roosevelts left many wounded animals in their destructive wake, Kermit fired Walter. Walter decided to remain in Africa.