He has a soft spot for Jun-Jun, who exploits the man's generosity through repeated deceptions. He narrates some portions of the book and compiles the different characters' testimonials. Father Juilliardįather Juilliard is a middle-aged foreigner who runs the Behala Mission School. He eventually reveals that he is from an island called Sampalo, and hopes to make enough money that he can return and buy a fishing boat. Although young, Rat uses his experience of life as an orphan outside the dump to help Gardo and Raphael track down the money. Rat receives his nickname because of the rats he lives among and because of his resemblance to the creatures. He is several years younger than Raphael and Gardo, and lives without any family under the base of a disused dump conveyor belt. Although he is more paranoid than Rat and Raphael, Gardo shows his bravery when he twice goes alone to meet Marco, the prison guard, to negotiate how to get Gabriel's Bible. After Raphael comes under police suspicion, Gardo takes a more active role in the story by tricking Olivia into bringing him to meet with Gabriel in prison.
Although he is only seven hours older, Gardo acts as a big brother figure at times. Gardo is another narrator and protagonist. Rather than give them up, Raphael enlists the help of his friends to solve the mystery of what happened to José Angelico and find the money he stole from the vice-president. The discovery coincides with police arriving at the dump to find the same items. Raphael finds a map, key, photo of a girl, and cash in a wallet one day. He has been sorting through trash for things to sell since he was a small child. At fourteen, Raphael lives with his aunt and cousins at the Behala dumpsite.
Raphael is one of the novel's narrators and protagonists.
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