Chaos Walking Characters as Categories

Aesthetics

Todd Hewitt
Color: Deep greens and browns
Feeling: Morning dew on bare feet, cool humidity
Sight: Misty forest morning, old hiking shoes, old leather journals
Smell: Clean air, teak wood
Taste: Coffee with almost enough sweetener, dark chocolate
Sound: Crunching leaves
Season: Autumn

Viola Eade
Color: Deep purples
Feeling: Runner's high, realizing how small you are compared to the universe
Sight: Crystal rock collections, telescopes looking into the night sky, galaxies
Smell: Wet stones, flowers
Taste: Herbal tea, rock candy
Sound: Space hum
Season: Spring

Davy Prentiss Jr
Color: Reds, greys, and browns
Feeling: Wiping dust off of hands, walking so long that your feet ache
Sight: Old towns, dust on shoes
Smell: Firewood, smoke, dry air
Taste: Black coffee, apples, buttered toast
Sound: Cars driving by on gravel, page turning
Season: Summer

Mayor Prentiss
Color: Deep blues and silver
Feeling: Cocking and firing a pistol, wearing a new formal outfit
Sight: The crease in ironed sleeves, floor plans, stained glass windows
Smell: Strong cologne
Taste: Mint, ice water
Sound: Rhythmic footsteps, calm affirmations
Season: Winter

Mistress Coyle
Color: Pale blues and greys
Feeling: Alertness despite a lack of sleep, walking with your head held high
Sight: Organized medical supplies, long hallways
Smell: Rubbing alcohol
Taste: Rosemary, cinnamon
Sound: Walking in high heels, sitting on a paper bed at the doctor's office
Season: Winter

Ben Moore
Color: Browns and yellows
Feeling: Warm hugs, stretching after a nap
Sight: Folded laundry, aged flowers in a small vase
Smell: Clean cotton
Taste: Homemade bread
Sound: Tractor, wind blowing through dry leaves
Season: Autumn

Cillian Boyd
Color: Browns and greys
Feeling: Sitting by the fireplace on a cold evening
Sight: Old wooden porches, tool boxes
Smell: Wood shavings
Taste: Saltine crackers, oatmeal
Sound: Motorbike engine starting, old swing creaking
Season: Autumn

Manchee
Color: Brown and white
Feeling: Starting a new hobby, running around in empty rooms, hugging someone
Sight: Flowers in a forest, muddy paw prints
Smell: Newborn puppy
Taste: Steak, cheddar cheese
Sound: Splashing water, laughter, puppy footsteps running around a corner
Season: Spring

Preacher Aaron
Color: Black, white, and red
Feeling: Like you're being watched, barefoot on cold tile
Sight: Cracked pulpit, old Bible, standing in front of a crowd
Smell: Coins, bleach, blood
Taste: Wine, bread, blood
Sound: Haunting organ and choir, muffled screams, whispered prayers
Season: Winter

Wilf
Color: Reds, greens, and browns
Feeling: Denim, group hugs
Sight: Open fields, oxen, a pitchfork
Smell: Freshly cut grass
Taste: Butterscotch, bread rolls
Sound: Harmonica music, shoes on gravel
Season: Summer

Lee
Color: Greens and blues
Feeling: Falling into bed at the end of a long day, jumping into a lake
Sight: Rope swings, interlocked fingers, sitting on a fence
Smell: Clean hair after a shower
Taste: English tea
Sound: Skipping stones
Season: Summer

Bradley Tench
Color: Oranges and beige
Feeling: Spreading out a clean sheet of paper
Sight: Pencil sketches, stars
Smell: Fresh parchment, evening air
Taste: Assorted nuts and seeds
Sound: Scribbling pen
Season: Autumn

Simone Watkins
Color: Green and ginger
Feeling: Waking up early but energized, jogging
Sight: Cockpit buttons, heavily used notebooks
Smell: Heated cables, new car
Taste: Lemon and honey
Sound: Engine whirring
Season: Summer

The Return
Color: Blacks and deep greens
Feeling: Wanting to comfort someone but not knowing how to
Sight: Forest at night
Smell: Right before it snows
Taste: Liquorice
Sound: Tornado siren, static
Season: Winter