Welles was the main character of the book, because it was about his life, and what he did to save all the people he did. Another character that was important in the book was Welles' mom. She was a very caring person, and she loved Welles very much, and had to tell a lot of his story for in the book. Then his dad, had a huge impact on Welles during his life. He mentored him, and Welles looked up to his dad his whole life. Welles got the idea of being a firefighter from his dad. Another important character would be Lin Young. She was one of the people Welles saved from the towers. A lot of the stories were from her perspective as well.