The leader of a radical Christian cult in West Virginia. He provides a temporary, albeit strict, refuge for Jeremiah after his grandmother brings him there following a period of severe abuse and neglect by his mother.
A marital partnership centered on religious leadership and family protection.
A distant familial connection formed through the Grandmother's marriage.
Emerson represents the chaotic threat that the Grandfather's cult seeks to contain.
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