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American left. he never tells his family he conceals with cancer Walt and his sons don't really know each others spends most time stilling alone on his porch, reading, drinking, smoking *his behavior is stereotypically masculine Solving problems on his own, defending/protecting with his gun getting in touch with his Hmong neighbors changes him has more in common with the Hmong than with his own family * becomes a male role model for Thao MOMENTS OF BELONGING > Silting on his porch with his dog, drinking beer his Gran Torino meeting his old friends at the bar getting a haicut and joking with his old friend Martin, the barber talking to his friend Tim at the construction site THAO LOR * 16- year old teenager who grows up in a female dominated house * his father was very traditional *lacks self-confidence Walt says at the beginning he has no balls" easy to push around (Imong gang) * I wants to keep distance from the Gang * * begins to work for Walt and the neighborhood *Walt becomes like a father for Thao →helps Thao to manned up * * bein taught to talk and behave like a man Starts clating the Hmong girl Youla * he became Walts Gran Torino after his death → final step to becoming a real man SUE LOR * 17-years-old confident, strong young woman * is quite smart *has the courage to stand up to the limong gang * due to her self-confidence, she doesn't shy away from confrontation * the members of the gang rape her to show their dominant masculine role *she bridges the gap between her family and walt * respects the Hmong traditions, but also the western world *has a white boyfriend Trey WALT RACISM > his intolerance and racism is fed by his past as a soldier > he calls the Asians "gooks" and zipperheads" as all soldiers old-fashioned / traditional > very