The protagonist, a poor Finnish farmer struggling to support his wife and four children in 1906. He attends a Socialist meeting, votes in the new equal suffrage election, and later suffers severe hardships that lead him to blame himself and God for his political choice.
Political ally who shares Topi's hope for systemic change.
Father to the youngest child, whose future is uncertain.
Father to another child, sharing the family's hardships.
Father to one of the four children dependent on his labor.
Father of the eldest child, bearing the weight of family survival.
Married couple struggling to survive in the Finnish backwoods.
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