▁in ▁Among ▁the ▁Free , ▁but ▁is ▁fo iled ▁by ▁Luke ' s ▁testim ony ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁child ▁before ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁Support ing / Min or ▁characters ▁Jen ▁Tal bot ▁The ▁daughter ▁of ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁Baron ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁child ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Tal bot , ▁Jen ▁grew ▁up ▁with ▁privileges ▁and ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁as ▁it ▁actually ▁is . ▁She ▁is ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ▁and ▁ideal istic , ▁seeking ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁better ▁world ▁for ▁herself ▁and ▁other ▁third ▁children ▁through ▁protest s ▁and ▁demonstr ations . ▁She ▁becomes ▁Luke ' s ▁first ▁friend ▁and ▁after ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁Among ▁the ▁H idden , ▁her ▁memory ▁continues ▁to ▁influence ▁Luke ' s ▁dec isions ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁the ▁world ▁she ▁dream ed ▁of . ▁ ▁George ▁Tal bot ▁ ▁Jen ▁Tal bot ' s ▁father , ▁an ▁influ ential ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Population ▁Police . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁two ▁sons , ▁Brown ley ▁and ▁Bu ell ton , ▁whom ▁he ▁adopted ▁after ▁marry ing ▁his ▁wife ▁The od ora . ▁ ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ' s ▁policies , ▁so ▁he ▁works ▁from ▁within ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁sub vert ▁them . ▁ ▁After ▁Jen ' s ▁death , ▁Mr . ▁Tal bot ▁provides ▁Luke ▁with ▁a ▁false ▁identity ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁live ▁more ▁open ly ▁and ▁also ▁saves ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁N ina , ▁Matth ias , ▁Per cy ▁and ▁Al ia . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ▁takes