Arlen “The Chief” Bitterbuck Character Analysis in The Green Mile

First elder of his tribe on the Washita Reservation and member of the Cherokee Council, Bitterbuck is a relatively calm, reserved man. He is convicted for drunkenly murdering a man over a trivial matter, smashing his head with a cement block. His execution is the first one that is described in the novel, and it goes according to plan.

Arlen “The Chief” Bitterbuck Quotes in The Green Mile

The The Green Mile quotes below are all either spoken by Arlen “The Chief” Bitterbuck or refer to Arlen “The Chief” Bitterbuck. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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It was over. We had once again succeeded in destroying what we could not create. Some of the folks in the audience had begun talking in those low voices again; most sat with their heads down, looking at the floor, as if stunned. Or ashamed.

Related Characters: Paul Edgecombe (speaker), Arlen “The Chief” Bitterbuck

Related Symbols: The Green Mile

Page Number and Citation: 107

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