When God Laughs · Character
Roger Vanderwater
A passenger on a ship facing disaster.
minor
Also known as Vanderwater
First appearance: make westing
Roger Vanderwater shows up with force in A Curious Fragment. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Master of Hell's Bottom factory; reads the petition and punishes the overseers but later his son becomes cruel.
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Character groups
- Diverse characters in maritime and philosophical tales
- Protagonist
- Sailors on troubled ships
- Love, loss, and conflict
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