Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.
I know not if the dark or bright shall be by lot; if that wherein my hopes delight be best or not.
I was instructed by people in higher rank to stand there and hold this leash and look at the camera. We were doing what we were told.