Cows
CowsMatthew Stokoe
Characters in Cows
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Steven (Cows)
A young man escaping a lifetime of abuse at home who takes a job at a slaughterhouse and pursues an escalating fantasy of a normal life.
Antagonists
The Hagbeast
Steven's grotesque, abusive mother, who poisons and berates him nightly.
Cripps
The unstable foreman at the slaughterhouse who mentors Steven in self-empowerment through violence.
Supporting characters
Lucy (Cows)
Steven's upstairs neighbor, whom he pursues as the partner in an imagined normal life.