Bill Terrel
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Bill Terrel
Sort Name:
Terrel, Bill
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Major
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Sales and Service
Specific Job:
Filling Station Owner
First Mentioned:
Biography:
Unusual in appearance, Bill Terrel is described as "a tall man, a huge man, with a dark aquiline face like an Indian's except for the pale yellow eyes and a shock of wild, black hair." When he addresses the Governor's Pardon Board, he speaks in a "queer, high, singsong filled with that same abject arrogance" that characterizes his appearance (55). He convinces Monk to kill the Warden, and seems connected to Monk in many ways - he owns a gas station, and Monk works at one; he yearns for a pardon, and Monk refuses one; He trusts no one, and Monk trusts everyone. His criminality functions in the story, at least in part, to contrast Monk's ignorant compliance in his own crimes.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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