- married twice, had three sons
- calls Perry "honey"
- impulsive - if he had enough money, he "would spend it on vodka and women"
+- egotistical - e.g. tattoos (contrasting themes) etc
+- moderately high IQ
+- diction - indicates uneducation
+
+*Perry and Dick appear less genuinely criminal at the beginning of the novel*
### Perry Smith
- personal account of boyhood while in Mexico
- parents were rodeo riders
- two siblings and one inlaw committed suicide
+- tattoos - more delicate / meaningful than Dick's (juxtaposition). contrasting themes
### Willie-Jay
- assistant to prison chaplain
- appearance vs. reality
- family & relationships
+- juxtaposition/irony