Describe Luce. What is she like? What are her strengths and weaknesses? What are the circumstances that bring her to live in the lodge? What are her connections to family and friends? What do these connections indicate about her as a person?

Who is Stubblefield? What are his strengths and weaknesses? What is he doing when he learns of his inheritance? What does he do after the inheritance? How does he come into contact with Luce? What is his reaction when he does?

Who is Bud? Who is Lily? How do their lives impact the life of Luce? What kind of person was Lily? Briefly compare the strengths and weaknesses of Lily to those of Luce. Do the same for Bud and Stubblefield.

Who is Lit? What kind of person is he? How does he become acquainted with Bud? What does he eventually learn...