A young man who lives in Nollopville and who quickly gains two offenses after the Council’s statutes banning the use of different letters begin. Tassie describes Willy as a “riotous, rule-flouting young man,” and she admires his lack of regard for the Council’s laws. After Willy is flogged as punishment for using banned letters, he immediately curses at the Council using illegal letters and he becomes the first person banished from Nollop. Willy then meets Nate in the United States and he directs Nate to contact Tassie and Mittie.