Joe Gilligan

Margaret Powers

Joe Gilligan is a loyal and protective companion to Margaret Powers, sharing a deep camaraderie.

Januarius Jones

Januarius Jones and Joe Gilligan are hostile rivals, with Gilligan distrusting Jones's motives.

Julian Lowe

Joe Gilligan and Julian Lowe share a casual, supportive friendship as fellow soldiers.

Donald Mahon

Donald Mahon and Joe Gilligan share a bond of mutual respect and wartime camaraderie.

Captain Green

Captain Green and Joe Gilligan interact as military superior and subordinate with mutual respect.

Cecily Saunders

Cecily Saunders and Joe Gilligan are polite acquaintances with no deep connection.

Margaret Powers

Joe Gilligan is a loyal and protective companion to Margaret Powers, sharing a deep camaraderie.

Margaret Powers

Joe Gilligan is a loyal and protective companion to Margaret Powers, sharing a deep camaraderie.

Januarius Jones

Januarius Jones and Joe Gilligan are hostile rivals, with Gilligan distrusting Jones's motives.

Julian Lowe

Joe Gilligan and Julian Lowe share a casual, supportive friendship as fellow soldiers.

Cecily Saunders

Cecily Saunders and Joe Gilligan are polite acquaintances with no deep connection.

Captain Green

Captain Green and Joe Gilligan interact as military superior and subordinate with mutual respect.

Soldiers' Pay

A fellow soldier, providing a grounded perspective on the war experience.

I

A fellow soldier who accompanies Donald and provides a blunt, soldier's perspective on the war and its aftermath.

I

A drunken soldier called Yaphank, engaging in chaotic behavior on the train.

II

Traveling with Mahon, protective and talkative, shares drinks with Lowe and Margaret.

III

Enters drunk, supporting Cadet Lowe. He reveals he has seen Mahon's fiancée's letters and predicts she will reject Mahon. He proposes marriage to Margaret in a moment of drunken sincerity.

V

Tends to Lowe's hangover with whisky, teases him about his 'conquest,' and announces they are also going home.

III

Reads Lowe's letter; discusses Cecily's intentions with Margaret; helps Donald with clothing at the rector's request.

IV

With Donald when Mr. Saunders visits.

VII

Sprawled on a divan in the study, smoking and reading.

Chapter X

Observes Jones; blocks him from entering Donald's room.

II

Acts as Donald's protective majordomo, discouraging gawkers and expressing his frustration with the townspeople.

III

Accompanies Margaret to meet the specialist and is present during the discussion.

IV

Talks with Margaret about Cecily and his own feelings for Margaret; struggles with his emotions.

Chapter VI

Gilligan mounts the steps onto the veranda with Mrs. Powers.

VII

Assists Donald with dressing and reading; is aware of Donald's blindness before the diagnosis.

IV

Crosses the lawn, comments on Mrs. Burney's son, and interacts with Donald.

VII

Gilligan sits beside the negro driver in the car.

Chapter X

Enthusiastically watches the dancers, interacts with the wallflowers, and brings Madden to meet Mrs. Powers.

XII

Remains with Donald Mahon, commenting on Cecily's behavior and declining to dance.

XIV

Rides with Mrs. Powers and Madden, remarks on her dancing.

I

Engages in a supportive conversation with Donald about his marriage plans and removes Donald's glasses to ease his discomfort.

II

Likely the writer 'J.' who expresses romantic feelings and plans for the future.

III

Jealous and protective, he expresses concern about Cecily's motives and his feelings for Margaret.

VII: Voices

Bitterly reflects on dying men getting women he cannot have.

Chapter X

Eats with his usual informal appetite at dinner.

XIII

Silently helps Mahon after the wedding; initially bleak and combative but softens when Mrs. Mahon speaks to him, regaining a trace of his old humor.

II

Still sleeping on a cot at the foot of Donald's bed, vigilant and finding the deaths ominous.

III

Companionably walks with Mrs. Mahon, speaking with sour affection and pointing out the mockingbird.

V

Reads Rousseau's Confessions to Donald, addressed as 'Doctor' by the specialist.

VI

Mentioned in Julian's regards.

VII

Engages in a physical fight with Jones after verbal provocations, then returns to sit with Mrs. Mahon.

V

Gilligan accompanies Margaret to the station, helps with her bags, and engages in a heartfelt discussion about luck and love. He is hurt by her rejection but remains devoted.

VI

Gilligan drinks moonshine with a stranger, resolves to find Margaret in Atlanta, and later fights Januarius Jones outside Emmy's window.

Chapter VIII

Gilligan tries to fight Jones but fails, then walks with the rector and confesses his disappointment in love.