Central Characters: Paul Edgecombe, probably over 100, narrator, was the head of E block (death row) at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Paul faces an internal struggle between what his job wants him to do and what he sometimes knows is the "right" thing. Kind and gentle, he recounts this episode of his life from Georgia Pines, his retirement home. John Coffey is a huge, muscular black man but is very slow in the mental sense, brought into a situation where death surrounds him, yet he has the power to heal by his own touch.

Other Characters: Dean Stanton, Harry Terwilliger, Brutus Howell, and Percy Wetmore were all guards on E block. Percy was the most significant; he was a banty-rooster sort of guy. He liked to pick fights. He represented the fears of Paul Edgecombe. Though it is

not obvious at the beginning, it becomes clearer as Paul ages. Toot-Toot was portrayed as a jester to lighten the mood of the story. His humor is what kept the other guards sane. Hal (Warden) Moores was the warden of Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Melinda Moores, Hal's wife, is portrayed as a sick elderly woman. She is used in the story to demonstrate the miraculous healing power that John Coffey held. Janice Edgecombe was Paul's wife. She died in a bus accident, setting up the character of Elaine Connelly, who Paul met at the retirement center in his later years. Eduard Delacroix was a tiny, timid Frenchman sentenced to die in "old sparky's" lap. He was the owner of the mouse named Mr. Jingles and he was used through his execution to portray Percy's evil nature and to set up the death scene for John Coffey. William (Billy the Kid) Warton was a sadistic man who was sentenced to death at Cold Mountain also. He was the only person that Percy Wetmore was afraid of. William intimidated Percy just as Percy intimidated everyone else. It becomes later known that William was the one who committed the crime for which Coffey was being executed. Brad Dolan worked at Georgia Pines. He acted just like Percy once did and that scared Paul in his elderly years. Brad was cruel, heartless, and thrived on the pain of others.

Tone: Sympathy for Paul Edgecombe, sadness and remorse for John Coffey.

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John Coffey, Green Mile, Paul Edgecombe, Percy Wetmore, Eduard Delacroix, Georgia Pines, Evaluation Paul, Retirement Center, Mountain Penitentiary, Coffey Coffey, john coffey, cold mountain, paul edgecombe, retirement center, percy wetmore, green mile, cold mountain penitentiary, mountain penitentiary, georgia pines, elaine connelly, probably 100, georgia pines retirement,
Approximate Word count = 946
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)