Wesley Character Analysis in Jerusalem

Wesley is a local bar owner. He’s recently banned Johnny from his establishment after Johnny’s raucous behavior there causes trouble. However, he visits Johnny twice throughout the day, primarily to score drugs off of him. He gets quite drunk at the fair and makes a fool of himself when he visits Johnny for the second time. Annoyed, Johnny sends him away.

Wesley Quotes in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem quotes below are all either spoken by Wesley or refer to Wesley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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JOHNNY: They’re fifteen-, sixteen-year-old kids. Course they’re bloodying drinking. It’s not like you don’t serve kids. Bloody What’s-it’s Stringer, sat at the bar, he’s fourteen year old. Orderin’ Maker’s Mark and Coke.

Related Characters: Johnny “Rooster” Byron (speaker), Wesley

Page Number and Citation: 39

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Wesley Character Timeline in Jerusalem

The timeline below shows where the character Wesley appears in Jerusalem. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...local bar. Johnny doesn’t seem to know what Ginger is talking about. Ginger says that Wesley, the bar’s owner, told him that Johnny was not allowed back because of his behavior... (full context)

Wesley, the barkeep who most recently banned Johnny for his bad behavior, walks up to the... (full context)

...refuses to give them any drugs. Lee and Johnny depart, leaving only Ginger, Johnny, and Wesley. (full context)

Wesley asks Johnny about what is going on with him. Johnny acts like he does not... (full context)

Wesley again starts criticizing Johnny for allowing teenagers to drink on his property. Johnny tells Wesley... (full context)

Wesley changes the subject and warns Johnny that the government will come the following morning to... (full context)

...it to the ground. Once more, the crowd cheers in support. As the speech concludes, Wesley appears. Johnny points at Wesley and declares him an enemy, which causes everyone else to... (full context)

Wesley explains that he just came to say goodbye to Lee. He hands Lee a T-shirt... (full context)

While Wesley is inside, Tanya asks Johnny if he used to be a daredevil and if he... (full context)

...go to the fair. Dawn immediately grows irritated. As she starts to express her disapproval, Wesley comes out of Johnny’s trailer with white powder on his lip. He starts to comment... (full context)

Wesley tries to make polite conversation with Dawn and Marky but quickly leaves when he realizes... (full context)

...behind as a present for Johnny. From the trees, Johnny watches Davey and Lee leave. Wesley shows up and tells Johnny about what has been going on at the fair. Wesley... (full context)

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Wesley leaves as Parsons and Fawcett approach Johnny’s home. Fawcett tells Johnny that he only has... (full context)

Wesley Character Analysis

Wesley Quotes in Jerusalem

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Wesley Character Timeline in Jerusalem