Jeffrey Lockhart

Jeffrey is the main character of the novel. He and his mother, Madeline, were abandoned by his father, Ross, when Jeffrey was 13 years old. Jeffrey lived with Madeline until her untimely death. Jeffrey has a strained, yet somewhat cordial, relationship with Ross, and he accompanies him to the Convergence facility. The main reason for their strained relationship is the simple fact that Ross abandoned them. He does not forgive this action at any point in the novel. This is made clear through Jeffrey and Ross' frequent verbal arguments, where one ends up involving Ross physically hitting Jeffrey.

Jeffrey seems to have a different type of relationship towards his father's second wife, Artis Martineau. Jeffrey seems rather loving towards Artis, and Jeffrey tends to want to hear what Artis has to say. At one point, Jeffrey makes a remark that Ross should have been frozen instead of Artis...