Mama Kadie
A old woman who first comes back in the village Imperi. She starts to reminisce about her past and meets with her old friend. They clean up the whole village, which is full of dead human bodies.
Pa Moiwa and Pa Kainesi
They are two villagers who left the village long ago and now they help to clean up the village. From their conversation, we can get some glimpse of the destructive war.
Bockarie
He is the heart of the novel. He has no family members now but he keeps the old oral tradition and starts a school but soon faces many obstacles.
Benjamin
He helps Bockarie in their job and he raises voice against the corruption of the administrators.
Colonel
He is the soldier in the war. In the story, he leads the revolt of the villagers against the corruption and oppression.
Silas
He was the victim of the war whose one hand was amputated in the war by a child soldier. Now, he lives with his family in Imperia.
Sergeant Cutlass
He was the child soldier during the war. He plays a vital role to represent the devastation of civil war and the role of a child in that situation. Now he lives in the village.
