The Long Walk
The Long WalkStephen King
Characters in The Long Walk
11 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Ray Garraty
A sixteen-year-old boy and the novel's narrator, forced into a deadly walking contest by his father's past.
Supporting characters
McVries
Garraty's closest companion on the Walk; sardonic and self-destructive, he repeatedly comes to Garraty's aid and forms much of the novel's emotional core.
Art Baker
A kind-hearted Walker from Louisiana who befriends Garraty and McVries during the Walk, despite a hidden past as a small-time con artist and night rider.
Peter McVries
Arthur Baker
Hank Olson
Gary Barkovitch
Collie Parker
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