Soul Dad

Chapter 17 - Rat’s Coat, Crowskin, Crossed Staves

Soul Dad — aliases: the old man

A former gangster and prison inmate who now speaks little and thinks slowly, Soul Dad provides Bremen with physical warmth, shelter, and a calming philosophical presence during his time on the streets.

Chapter 19 - In This Hollow Valley

Soul Dad

The elderly former gangster locates Bremen in his tent, forcibly removes him from the camp to avoid the police, provides him with a hot-wired Pontiac and money, and urges him to drive out of town to escape the dragnet.