Ray Kennedy

Thea Kronborg

Ray is a gentle, devoted suitor who adores Thea and hopes to marry her, but his feelings are unrequited as she pursues her career.

Mrs. Kronborg

Mrs. Kronborg approves of Ray Kennedy as a potential suitor for Thea, seeing him as a stable and reliable match.

Thea Kronborg

Ray is a gentle, devoted suitor who adores Thea and hopes to marry her, but his feelings are unrequited as she pursues her career.

Thea Kronborg

Ray is a gentle, devoted suitor who adores Thea and hopes to marry her, but his feelings are unrequited as she pursues her career.

Mrs. Kronborg

Mrs. Kronborg approves of Ray Kennedy as a potential suitor for Thea, seeing him as a stable and reliable match.

Mrs. Kronborg

Mrs. Kronborg approves of Ray Kennedy as a potential suitor for Thea, seeing him as a stable and reliable match.

Part I: Friends of Childhood

A friend from Moonstone who plays a role in Thea's early life.

VII

Organizes the picnic, tells tales of his past and a lost silver mine, and dreams of a future with Thea.

VIII

Often sees Thea's light burning late; attends the concert and supports her; gives her a hand-painted fan as a gift.

XIV

Mentioned as someone who might spoil Thea, according to Mr. Kronborg.

XV

Provides emotional support and reassurance to Thea; secretly plans to propose when she turns seventeen.

XVI

Shares his knowledge of Cliff-Dwellers and burial mounds; gives Thea a turquoise from an ancient necklace; reflects on his sheepherding past.

XVII

Takes Thea driving in the sand hills, providing a welcome escape from her labors.

Chapter XIX

Mortally injured in a wreck; he expresses his love for Thea and his conviction that she is destined for greatness.

Departure and New Beginnings

Posthumously funds Thea's education through his life insurance, as arranged before his death.

Chapter VIII

Recalled by Thea as a companion who shared a feeling of empire and belief in her.

X

Mentioned as having known about the Mexicans' doings before his death.

V

Recalled as a protective, teacher-like figure in Thea's past.

III

Thea recalls Ray Kennedy's moralizing about the cliff cities and his sense of obligation inspired by the ruins.

IV

Thea recalls Ray Kennedy's words about the ancient pottery, feeling that he was right about the importance of doing one's best and fulfilling the desires of the past.

Chapter II

Ray Kennedy is mentioned by Fred in a hypothetical comparison about Thea's past relationships.

V

Mentioned as one of Thea's 'whistling-posts' and a supporter from her past.

Part VI: Kronborg

Mentioned in memory as a figure from Thea's past.

Chapter IX

Thea references Ray Kennedy's six hundred dollars as a lifelong standard for measuring value.

Chapter X

Mentioned by Thea in a recollection about marriage and artists.