Reading Response 2

After discovering that Daniel is a ghost, the next question is why is he in Millbrook. He has taken a strange interest in the Harris Factory which I guess is not surprising considering the entire town is built around it and depends on it for jobs. Some of the other characters think that he is a labour organizer who is looking into the factory but I think that his reason for being there is bigger than the factory, I think he is trying to personally attack Harris himself. I’m still not sure if he is looking to seek revenge or not, but he has joined a group of men in the town who are trying to get better pay and insurance, etc. from the factory and is also looking into the ownership of a piece of land that Theresa and her family (I use the word family losely as everyone who lives in her house and she considers to be family are not actually related to her) want, and rightfully deserve. Daniel has also taken a special interest in speaking with Lillian, J.P. Harris' daughter. It seems like he is looking to get information from her about her father. His views on the Gypsies, and the land he owns. Daniel has revealed that he is a Gypsy as well which doesn't make much sense to me considering he is a Count from England. The only people who know he is The Count Daniel Vincent Cudzinski are those who live at Knightswood. The fact that he is a Gypsy and J.P. Harris dislikes the Gypsies makes me think that perhaps that is another reason he dislikes J.P.. Daniel has also given Lillian information about Kenneth Walker for her to read. Daniel used to live with Kenneth back in England and he is coincidentally Theresa's love. Before going to the war, Kenneth had promised to marry Theresa, but never returned to Millbrook. This brings up another possible reason for Daniel's visit, to tell Theresa of Kenneth's death during the war. But what I'm wondering is why he gave the information to Lillian?

The relationship between Daniel and Johnny (who is like Theresa's son) has grown a lot. It seems as though they both have a great deal of respect and trust for one another even though they havent known each other all that long. Johnny seems to dislike J.P. a lot as well which I guess gives them something in common. During the war, Johnny acidentally killed his best friend in the middle of the night so he doesn't trust himself to sleep close to anyone, even his own dog isn't allowed to sleep near him. I think the reason Johnny feels so comfortable with Daniel is because they were both in the war and so Daniel is more understanding than others about his situation. Johnny is the one in charge of getting all the Harris employees together to create a union.