Warden Hal Moores

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Warden Hal Moores is a compassionate and morally conflicted prison warden in Stephen King’s story "The Green Mile," known for his humane treatment of death row inmates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
prison warden
appearsIn The Green Mile
appearsInFormat film adaptation of The Green Mile
novel
appearsOn E Block (The Green Mile)
benefitsFrom John Coffey’s healing ability
caresAbout well-being of inmates
well-being of staff
creator Stephen King
employer Cold Mountain Penitentiary
genreOfWorkAppearedIn drama
fantasy
horror
hasMajorPlotPoint seeks help for Melinda Moores’s brain tumor
hasMoralConflict responsibility for executions
hasPersonalityTrait compassionate
humane
morally conflicted
narrativeFunction represents humane authority within a brutal system
occupation prison warden
portrayedBy James Cromwell
relatedToTheme capital punishment
mercy
moral responsibility
role warden of E Block
settingPeriod Great Depression
surface form: Great Depression era
spouse Melinda Moores
supervises Brutus Howell
Dean Stanton
Harry Terwilliger
Paul Edgecombe
treats death row inmates humanely
worksAt Cold Mountain Penitentiary

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The Green Mile mainCharacter Warden Hal Moores