Morris “Morrie” Bellamy (Mr. Yellow)

Morris Bellamy is one of the main characters of this novel. He is the man described by Rothstein as having red lips and wearing a yellow ski mask. Morris put together the plan to rob Rothstein because he wanted the notebooks Rothstein had been writing in for the past twenty years. He hoped that Rothstein had written something to redeem Jimmy Gold, a character who went from a rebel to a family man, a change that Morris resented.

Morris was raised by a mother he felt was intellectually superior. She was frustrated with Morris because he did not get good grades. Morris’ father abandoned his son and wife, taking all the family’s savings with him. An English teacher introduced Morris to Rothstein’s work and Morris became obsessed with the characters in the books, particularly that of Jimmy Gold. Morris is angered to...