Traits: Optimistic, supportive, cheerful, a dreamer, musically inclined (dreams of being a singer), innovative (suggests the truck idea), and a loyal friend. He tends to look on the bright side and uplift Sammy’s spirits.
Relationships:
Sammy: Ethan is Sammy’s best friend and business partner. He is incredibly supportive of Sammy’s dream to be a chef, consistently encouraging him and offering solutions. Their friendship forms the backbone of their entrepreneurial journey.
Mr. Dilley: Ethan is an employee of Mr. Dilley at the car wash. While he appreciates having a job, he is unhappy with the work and the initial payment in peanuts.
Sammy
Traits: Determined, passionate (especially about cooking and peanut butter stew), initially prone to discouragement but resilient, entrepreneurial, and resourceful. He is the one who initiates the idea of opening their own business.
Relationships:
Ethan: Sammy’s best friend and business partner. He relies on Ethan’s optimism and support, especially when feeling down. Together, they form a strong and effective team.
Mr. Dilley: Sammy is an employee at Mr. Dilley’s car wash. He is frustrated with the job and the unsuitability of peanuts as payment, but eventually works to save the money needed for their dream.
Mr. Dilley
Traits: An employer. Initially, he pays his elephant employees in peanuts, which suggests either a lack of conventional business practice or an adaptation to his employees’ nature. He is willing to change his payment method to money after Sammy attempts to use peanuts at the bank, showing some adaptability or responsiveness to his employees’ needs.
Relationships:
Ethan & Sammy: He is their employer at the car wash, providing them with their initial source of income, albeit an unconventional one.