The Novel Above the Waterfall

analyze one character in Ron Rash's novel Above the Waterfall. Choose a main character or a minor character, and discuss this character's development over the course of the novel. Avoid summarizing the novel--this is not a book report. Some examples of what you could cover in a character analysis are: what function does this character serve in the novel, and why is that significant? For example, is the character a catalyst, antagonist, protagonist, or foil? And, how does the character change over the course of the novel and why? What does this character show about the human psyche? What does this character reveal about society? What does this character reveal about social roles? Does this character fit into a specific role or does this character show that we don't or shouldn't fit into socially prescribed roles? What does this character reveal about a particular allusion, symbol, or theme in the novel?