Obadiah
Smithers is a pompous, self-centered, extremely large businessman who is intent
on purchasing the village of Chapelvale to turn it into a factory town with an adjourning
limestone quarry. As you may have already guessed, Smithers serves as the book’s
antagonist. Smithers tries various bullying strategies to drive the residents
of Chapelvale from their homes. Most of these schemes involve his young son Wilfred,
or Wilf, and his so-called “Grange Gang”. These plots are foiled by the
willpower of the villagers and the combined intuition of Ben and Ned.
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