The Half-Skinned Steer Characters

Mero Corn, the protagonist of the story, left his childhood home in Wyoming in 1936 and returns for the first time in sixty years to attend the funeral of his brother, Rollo. Mero, a… read analysis of Mero Corn

Rollo is Mero Corn’s younger brother. According to Mero’s memories, Rollo coveted and lusted after their father’s girlfriend, who often entertained the men in the ranch’s kitchen by telling stories. As… read analysis of Rollo Corn

Mero Corn refers to his father as his old man. Although the old man goes unnamed, he is an influential figure in Mero and Rollo’s lives. In Mero’s opinion, the old man was an… read analysis of Mero’s Father/Old Man

Mero Corn vividly remembers his father’s girlfriend, who used to tell stories with her mesmerizing voice. Mero recalls how the girlfriend told the Corn men about the story of Tin Head, a rancher… read analysis of The Girlfriend

The anthropologist is an unnamed character from Mero Corn’s childhood; the old man once instructed the anthropologist to show Mero some hillside paintings. The anthropologist discussed various paintings of animals with Mero before pointing… read analysis of The Anthropologist