There is nothing that wastes time better than browsing the internets for pictures of people. And lucky for me, this particular set of people have not been easy to find...
My Main Characters:
And let's not even go into culture's value of white beauty even in minorities. A few years ago I would have called "bullshit" to stuff like that, but I've changed my mind. It's real and it sucks.
So Logan doesn't really have a face I can find. I think the closest to my head is Troy Polamalu.. (click for a picture).
Logan is of mixed descent. He's a rough guy with a rough background. He shouldn't look like a romance novel hero... (original picture for both Logan and Bekah are from a tumblr blog and is on my Pinterest).
Bekah was the easiest to find. As a white, blonde girl I had none of the Logan problems. This is Doutzen Kroes, and while she's a little too pretty and supermodel fabulous (Bekah should have a touch more Appalachian grit in her face), she's got the look I pictured for Bekah.
The Antagonists:
There isn't a true, traditional evil villain. But Bekah's Uncles are fluidly acting as a antagonist through the entire narrative.
William Jeffries takes these amazing photographs that convey a gritty, dark and yet very human tone. I recognize something I know well in these photographs and I think they capture the spirit of what these characters are. As follows....Frank (Shadow-- Junior), Theodore (Trigger) and Jeddidiah (Jed).
Because superiors are so much more stressful than criminals, especially this superior, Special Agent Jeanine Fairchild:
Actually, this lady looks way too nice-- in my head I picture a certain female Police Sgt. who is pretty much evil personified for me. I'll refrain from saying more on that subject so I don't land myself in jail or on anymore watchdog lists.
Random Characters:
Reggie:
Diesel:
I plucked this picture off Flickr thinking of both Bekah's little sister (which is a sum of like ten words in the entire book), and of Bekah as a child. It shows the farm setting, the country in the face despite the pretty girl, the braids, and the Mennonite floral. All important elements.
At the same time, I found this picture (I think on the same day), that represented that great dichotomy in Bekah's existence. Also, it made me think of what Deana would have been at the same age. I think one of my favorite lines is when Bekah is out in Baltimore with Reggie and thinks:
I smiled and pretended I hadn’t seen, making a mental note to scratch the bars and stars sticker off my Nalgene. God Almighty, I did not want to argue politics and southern history here, that’s for damn sure.
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