Andrej Sedlar Character Analysis

Andrej is George Kracha’s brother-in-law and Francka Kracha’s husband. He immigrates to America before Kracha and settles in White Haven, Pennsylvania, where he works as a cook in a lumber camp that supplies wood to the railroad. Andrej loans Kracha $20 to help him come to America, which Kracha pays back after just over a year’s work in White Haven. He eventually moves with Francka to Homestead, Pennsylvania, to work in the steel mill. When Kracha follows him to Homestead, Andrej helps him get a job in the mill by introducing his brother-in-law to an Irish mill supervisor. After slipping the supervisor three dollars, the Irishman supervisor agrees to hire Kracha. Andrej also informs Kracha about the history of labor strikes in Homestead, particularly the famous strike of 1892. He eventually retires from work in the steel mill with a modest pension.