The puritanical village pastor who leads confirmation classes and instills guilt in pubescent children, forcing them to wear white ribbons as reminders of lost innocence. He interrogates his son about inappropriate touching and punishes him by tying his hands to his bed. He publicly berates his daughter and threatens the schoolteacher with imprisonment for suggesting the children orchestrated the village's violent incidents.
Both figures share authority and maintain the village's social and moral order.
Religious and aristocratic powers align to govern the community.
Long-term community members operating within the same social sphere.
Community members witnessing the same environmental and social decay.
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