Jud

Jud is Billy’s brother.

He is aggressive, violent both physically and verbally not only to Billy, but his mother.

He uses bad language to Billy and calls him many unpleasant names, threatening him with murder amongst other unpleasant things.

He is arrogant, thinking he is 'God’s gift to women'.

His murder of Kes at the end of the novel seems to destroy all hope.

When we first see Jud he is fighting and kicking Billy in their bedroom, which shows their poor relationship.

He hates his job, down in the mine, but that is where most of the men are expected to work.

Jud makes fun of Billy for getting a book from the library.