# Barriers Burned Away — Character guide

> Key figures in Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe.

- [Christine Ludolph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/christine_ludolph.md): Christine Ludolph moves through Chicago as the world's ideal of a queen — health, beauty, wealth, accomplishments — yet feels she is living in a palace of ice and slowly turning into ice herself. Her father is proud and 
- [Dennis Fleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/dennis_fleet.md): Dennis Fleet arrives in Chicago expecting the world to be barely large enough for his ambitions, then gratefully accepts the lowliest position in Mr. Ludolph's store. Eager where his German supervisor is phlegmatic, he w
- [Mr. Ludolph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_ludolph.md): Mr. Ludolph keeps his store running with clockwork precision and his daughter's education in his own hands, proud of her talents and ambitious for her future on a grander stage than Chicago. He neither loves nor trusts h
- [Mr. Fleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_fleet.md): Dennis's father, a modest and supportive parent.
- [Miss Winthrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/miss_winthrop.md): Miss Winthrop lingers after the other ladies flee to the dressing-rooms, and tells Dennis Fleet frankly that his brave defense of his faith has made her want to deserve the name of Christian. She is the rare member of Ch
- [Mr. Bruder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_bruder.md): Berthold Bruder teaches Dennis to see the artist's thought in a clear, vigorous profile, and in return Dennis's steady presence begins to change the faces of Bruder and his wife. But his struggle is disease as much as ap
- [Ernst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/ernst.md): Mr. Bruder's young son, a pitiable child who dies tragically.
- [Bill Cronk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/bill_cronk.md): Bill Cronk greets Dennis with a slap on the back loud enough to startle the hungry people at the tables, and cheerfully admits he kicked like a mule when Dennis knocked the bottle from his hand. He speaks the offhand ver
- [Miss Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/miss_brown.md): A fellow employee and friend of Christine at the art store.
- [Mr. Schwartz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_schwartz.md): A Jewish merchant and business associate of Ludolph.
- [Dr. Arten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/dr_arten.md): The family physician who attends to the Ludolphs and later dies dramatically.
- [Mr. Berder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_berder.md): A poor, struggling artist who works with Dennis.
- [Mrs. Bruder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mrs_bruder.md): Mr. Bruder's long-suffering wife, mother to Ernst and other children.
- [Mr. Cornell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_cornell.md): A business associate of Ludolph involved in financial dealings.
- [Ethel Fleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/ethel_fleet.md): Dennis's younger sister, a sweet and supportive family member.
- [Mrs. Von Brakhiem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mrs_von_brakhiem.md): A wealthy, snobbish socialite and friend of the Ludolphs.
- [Mr. Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_brown.md): A minor character, possibly a shopkeeper or neighbor.
- [Professor Leonard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/professor_leonard.md): A scholarly man who marries Susie Winthrop.
- [Yahcob Bunk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/yahcob_bunk.md): A comical German immigrant encountered early in the story.
- [Mr. Swig](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/mr_swig.md): A minor character, possibly a tavern keeper.

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