deny everything wrong with the family, even his own illness. He drinks freely to relieve his pain, despite that his pain is heightened by the drink. Goals/Dreams/Values: Edmund wishes for nothing less than to have been born a creature of the sea, rather than a human. A sea gull or a fishanything is better than being a human, a creature that suffers in so many ways. Edmund doesnt seem to be so distracted by his illness as he is by his mothers illness or his fathers illness or his brothers illness, but especially by his fathers cheapness. At least that was the case, until he found another excuse to defend his fathers cheapskate behavior.Jamie TyroneDescription: Jamie is 33, broad-shouldered and deep-chested like his father but with obvious signs of premature disintegration. His smile has a certain sneer to it and his personality is full of good-humored Irish charm (attractive to women and popular among men). A heavy drinker and buyer of prostitution, Jamie does everything to avoid being home. where the hurt is. Relationships: Son of Mary and James Tyrone, brother of Edmund. Jamie is very outgoing about his opposition toward his mothers addiction, even to her face. This is probably mostly the alcohols fault. He often attempts to change Edmunds defensive opinion of everyone, especially their parents. When Edmund insisted that Tyrones cheapness was for good reason, Jamie tried to convince him that Tyrone only said all that tear-jerking stuff to convince Edmund not to need to spend any more money on an institution. The same line he uses on the doctors. Attitude: A runner, Jamie does everything in his power to run from the problems. He stays away from the house as much as possible, often getting drunk and hiring whores. He does everything he can for a false sense of security that a functional mother could really provide, going as far as to sleep with the largest, most mother-like prostitute available to his money, Fat Violet. A true ...
