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I just finished reading the book, and I have not seen the film - I actually did not know a film existed. In the book, Ethan Hawley is the descendent of a formerly prominent family - his grandfather was a whaling ship captain, and made a large amount of money from the whale oil produced from his catches. His father owned the town grocery store, but Ethan works as a grocery clerk for Marullo, the current owner. Ethan informs on Marullo being an illegal immigrant, and takes advantage of his friendship with Danny Taylor, a childhood friend who is now an alcoholic, to obtain the large property Danny inherited - the town business leaders want that property to build an air field to develop the town and make themselves wealthier. Perhaps the film changed these details for some reason. Kudslop ( talk) 13:42, 18 April 2023 (UTC) reply