
Later in life, she attempts to better understand her father by revisiting his memories of a camping trip he took in the 1960s, where he discovered the first band he ever produced. She is bitter about his absence from her life and feels he is largely to blame for her brother Rolph's suicide. Charlene KlineĬharlene Kline is the daughter of record producer Lou Kline. He is in love with coworker M and describes his struggle to use quantifiable information to connect with her. He is close with his family, particularly with his sister Allison, who shows a great deal of empathy for his occasional lack of social decorum. His outlook on life is defined by his appreciation for patterns. Lincoln is a statistical analyst working for Mandala. While he strongly dislikes Miles for a long time, they eventually develop a friendship and he assists in Miles's political campaign. He saves Miles's life after he attempts to leap from an air balloon. He is a doctor who is haunted by the death of his college friend Rob. Drewĭrew is Bix's friend from college and Lincoln's father.

He moves to California and wins a local government seat.

He and Sasha's husband Drew develop a close bond after Drew saves his life and they overcome their initial antagonism. After making a suicide attempt in a hot air balloon, his life begins to turn around. He works at a methadone clinic and eventually decides to visit his cousin Sasha. Originally a successful lawyer, his life falls apart after he becomes addicted to prescription medication, begins an affair with his wife's friend, and causes a terrible car accident. He later dates sociology graduate student Rebecca Amari and takes her on an eventful trip to his family home. He makes a documentary about the migration patterns of geese.

From a young age, he is fixated on the idea of authenticity and engages in various sorts of provocative behavior, like wearing a bag on his head and screaming in public to jolt people out of their daily roles. Alfred HollanderĪlfred is the youngest son of Ted Hollander. Later in life, he shows regret for his actions and leaves a great deal of his wealth to a rival non-profit, Mondrian, that is attempting to counterbalance his work. He invents an application that allows people to upload their consciousness to a digital cloud. Bix Bouton is the CEO of the tech company Mandala.
