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Lawny Stout: A Loyal Company Man
- Lawny Stout represents loyal company men who adapt to survive under Barrow rule.
- He traded small freedoms and secrets for steady pay and the slim hope of upward mobility.
Crane, Churchman, And The Hollow Men
- Crane and Churchman function as E.P. Barrow's 'hollow men' who intimidate and enforce compliance.
- Lawny cleans up their staged violence and aspires to join their ranks despite the moral cost.
Toxic Byproducts And Environmental Horror
- Industrial alkali production generated deadly 'muck' waste that poisoned land and life.
- The plant's disposal practices created ecological deformities and longer-term human tragedies.