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In analysis of novels, characters are the most important figures. Hence, their physical and non-physical characteristics have to be traced and established.

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  • ADYERI

    He is the father of Atwoki and Abooki.

    He is a hot-tempered man

    He is an irresponsible parent.

    He is a reputable womanizer. Due to hisprostitution he was trapped by Birungi and at theend of the day he finds himself a victim.

    He passed away having passed through greatsuffering.

    His family isolated him and found himself alone.

    AMOTI

    A short woman and very talkative.

    She was Atwoki and Abookis mother.

    She has a bad heart and could not forgive otherpeople.

    A very responsible mother who fulfilled her dutyas the mother of the family.

    She was not faithful in her marriage.

    ATWOOKI

    He is a talented footballer with expectations ofbecoming a superstar.

    He was a good lad

    He is naive. He does not know the ways of theworld. For example, when he goes to Kampala heis disfigured or persuaded by David to startengaging in sexual affairs with girls.

    He is a kind boy and forgive easily.

    He becomes a victim of HIV /AIDS. This is aresult of engaging with prostitutes or harlots suchas Edda.

    ABOOKI

    She is kind and an introvert.

    She takes care of her mother when she is seriouslysick on bed.

    She is raped by John and lost her virginity. Whenshe tested for HIV /AIDS and pregnancy, she getsnegative results.

    She is optimistic and a good adviser.

    VICKY

    She is an orphan whose parents passed away longtime ago.

    She is sometimes a tolerant woman. She toleratedmistreatment from her uncle and aunt but later onshe ran away and got married to Aliganyira.

    She becomes a reputable prostitute as the result ofpeer pressure.

    She is infected with HIV/AIDS and passed away.

    UNCLE ARAALI

    He is a kind man who encourages Atwoki to be agreat footballer in future.

    He welcomes Abooki and Atwoki to live withthem.

    ALIGANYIRA

    He is Vickys husband.

    He is a famous business man.

    He is famous and he was a womanizer.

    He is very superstitious.

    At the end, due to his prostitution he infected hiswife (Vicky) with HIV.TUSIIME

    She is Vickys friends.

    She is a secondary school reject.She is a prostitute who earns her daily breadthrough selling her body.

    She convinces Vicky to sell her body since shewas poor and receives unfair treatment from heruncle and aunt.

    KUNIHIRA

    She is Vickys friends..

    She is a secondary school reject.She is a prostitute who earns her daily breadthrough selling her body.

    She convinces Vicky to sell her body since shewas poor and receives unfair treatment from heruncle and aunt.

    DAVID

    He is Atwokis friend in Kampala.

    He is the only son from a rich family.

  • He is a University reject.He is a reputable prostitute and when Atwokivisited him in Kampala, he taught him how to huntfor women.

    He infects girls expressively knowing that he isinfected with HIV/AIDS.

    At the end, Davids family perish completely withHIV/AIDS.

    EDDA

    She is a reputable harlot in Kampala.

    She succees to corner Atwoki and infected himwith HIV/AIDS

    JOHN

    He is a boy from a rich family.

    He used the loop hole of helping Abooki to trapher.

    He raped her when the girl paid a visit to his room.

    BIRUNGI

    She is a secretary at St. Leos High School.

    She

    She falls a victim of HIV/AIDS.

    JONATHAN

    He is a counsellor

    He falls in love with Abooki