ally ) ▁who ▁are ▁as ▁magn anim ous ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁j ov ial . ▁Remember ing ▁their ▁hum ble ▁beg inn ings , ▁they ▁spend ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁doing ▁char ity ▁work ▁and ▁helping ▁those ▁in ▁need . ▁This ▁gener os ity ▁leads ▁them ▁to ▁give ▁Nicholas ▁a ▁job ▁and ▁provide ▁for ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁almost ▁single - hand edly ▁rev ive ▁his ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁good ness ▁of ▁man . ▁They ▁become ▁key ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Ralph ' s ▁defeat ▁and ▁the ▁Nick leb ys ' ▁happy ▁ending . ▁Frank ▁Che ery ble : ▁Ned ▁and ▁Charles ' s ▁nep hew , ▁who ▁is ▁just ▁as ▁open - heart ed ▁as ▁his ▁un cles . ▁He ▁shares ▁Nicholas ' s ▁stre ak ▁of ▁anger ▁when ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁ch ival ry ▁is ▁r oused ; ▁Nicholas ▁first ▁meets ▁him ▁after ▁he ▁has ▁k icked ▁a ▁man ▁for ▁ins ult ing ▁Mad eline ▁B ray . ▁He ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Kate ▁and ▁later ▁mar ries ▁her . ▁Mad eline ▁B ray : ▁A ▁beautiful ▁but ▁dest itute ▁young ▁woman . ▁Pr oud ▁and ▁dut iful ▁to ▁her ▁dying ▁father , ▁she ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁throw ▁her ▁life ▁away ▁if ▁it ▁means ▁ens uring ▁his ▁comfort . ▁Nicholas ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁first ▁sight , ▁and ▁she ▁comes ▁to ▁feel ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁about ▁him . ▁Walter ▁B ray : ▁Mad eline ' s ▁father , ▁formerly ▁a ▁hand some ▁gentleman . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁extremely